Surviving at Home & The Bravery of Going Back Out

Staying Home Safely... Braving the Possibility of Exposure in the Outside World.  It is a question & balance we all must face each day.

Dr. Virginia Steinmetz, retired Professor Meredith College and retired Director of Duke University's Student Center talks about how she is surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic at home. She recommends ways to keep one's mind and social life active while staying safely away from others who may carry the virus.

Dr. John Paul Middlesworth, Actor & Professor of English at Durham Technical Community College talks about his experience of this pandemic as an instructor, parent & son. With adult children back at home and his parents in assisted living, he ventures back into public places at times, but at safe social distances. He discussed the concern that he has for the many who are vulnerable to exposure. He presented that he is vigilantly watching what is happening this summer, and waiting before making plans for his classes in the fall.