Aaron Freedman

Current city, state, country: Oakland, CA, USA

My profession: Clinical Social Worker

Describe your daily routine before the pandemic and during: Get up, Dog Walk, Commute to SF, Work Outside most of the day, Commute Home, Play Tennis, Dinner, TV, Sex, Sleep Repeat. DURING: Run with Dog, Study for License Exam, Work on a Computer at kitchen table, Get bored, overwhelmed, play chess, work more, stop early, Dog Walk with Fiancee, Bask in Sun, Pick up Dinner at local restaurant, do hot area cleaning protocol, Dinner and Movie, Sex, Sleep Repeat.

This pandemic makes me feel like: Galileo.

This pandemic makes me think: Self Discipline is harder than I thought.

This pandemic makes me hope/pray for: Minimizing deaths and Economic hardship for people struggling

If I had Three Wishes: Infinite Vaccines, Time with Friends, Unlimited supply of Board Games.

What I think of the government’s response: Not adequate, seems bickering.

Recommendations for TV shows, movies, books or podcasts? The Outsider, The Newsroom, West Wing, Love in the Time of Cholera.

Before this pandemic, my plans for the next 6 months were: Get Licensed, Travel, Get Married.

Recommendations for TV shows, movies, books or podcasts? High Maintenance, Unbelievable, Little Fires Everywhere

Predictions for when this will get better/end: September 2020.

What I have in my fridge/freezer and pantry: Eggs, Chicken Sausage, Peppermint Tea.

Ways I’m coping: Runs with the Dog, Sun outside.

Creative things to do with kids: Make a Dance Video,

General advice/thoughts/anxieties to share with others: Slow Down, Take Deep Breaths... Like Now... Take one in your belly. Focus on the Exhale Repeat.