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Venturing Outside My Comfort Zone

Title (Dublin Core)

Venturing Outside My Comfort Zone

Description (Dublin Core)

I moved to Ohio shortly before the pandemic hit, and quickly felt both trapped and lost when stay-at-home orders went into effect. I did not have enough time in the state to learn my way around, and actually grew somewhat agoraphobic, convinced something bad was going to happen if I left my neighborhood, which was the only place I felt familiar with. Throughout the entire summer, I rarely left the ten-mile radius around my house. As the summer ended and I recognized how fearful my life had become, I reached out to a therapist and began meeting with her virtually every couple of weeks. She encouraged me to venture out in the safest way I could, exploring the nature around me and getting more comfortable in Ohio. Autumn came and I chose one park a week, going on short walks and hikes, and I fell in love with the colors Ohio offers in the fall. Pictured here is one of my favorite adventures I’ve been on, Cuyahoga Valley National Park outside of Cleveland, where I got to see the most gorgeous fall colors. While the world is still frightening at the moment and we still have to be safe in public spaces, I was able to feel more at home here by connecting to nature.

Date (Dublin Core)

January 31, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Julia Jensen

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Julia Jensen

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

photograph
text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Health & Wellness
English Emotion
English Home & Family Life
English Cities & Suburbs

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

social distance
agoraphobic
therapy
explore

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

nature
hiking
anxiety
fear
Ohio
Cuyahoga
autumn

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

01/31/21

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

02/06/21
02/08/2021
08/02/2022
09/15/2024

Date Created (Dublin Core)

01/31/2021

Item sets

Covid 19
Arizona State University

This item was submitted on January 31, 2021 by Julia Jensen using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://www.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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