Marissa Wojcik
By Marissa Wojcik
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Community How I connected with others through the pandemic? A baking blog.
Stay at home orders came down like a hammer, just a week after I had come back from a quick 48-hour trip to Chicago. In that instant of curfews, toilet paper shortages and so much anxiety I decided that I would turn to the one thing that has proven over and over to relieve my…
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Community My grandmother never talked about her experience in World War II. Until now.
As a kid, your grandparents seem to be these larger than life people who are only capable of love. As you grow older, you come to realize that they have lived many experiences before you came along. They have loved and lost. They have fought for their rights and the rights of everyone around them….
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Community There are some we won’t be seeing after lockdown?
As quarantine drags into its sixth month, I find myself missing my friends more than ever. I long for the days when I could fly across the country, eat at restaurants, and ultimately feel a sense of safety around me. My friends are spread across the country and my family is spread across the world….
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