D’s school is under a quarantine order until Tuesday so they are allowed outside twice a day with pretty severe social distancing restrictions. She has done a pretty good job meeting all of the kids on her floor. They also have a pretty robust calendar of events and while it is all done on zoom right now, she has a group from a few clubs she is interested in joining. She says the biggest help has been all of the groups on Snapchat. There is one for her orientation group, her freshman seminar class, the floor of her dorm, as well as a few special interest ones that started during the initial ED acceptances pertaining to different kinds of music or other similar interests. Even though it is her first year and they have very little face to face interaction, she has found a few different groups with kids she is looking forward to meeting in person when they are able to do so.
Don’t get me wrong. It has still been tough. She calls me every day and feels lonely at times, mostly because she isn’t a partier and her roommate is and they have absolutely nothing in common. D tries to engage in conversation and has grown tired of being grunted at or ignored. Their room is as silent as a tomb and D is thrilled to get her outdoor time.