We knew cases would get worse with the Christmas and New Years holidays, and they have. While trying to resist our penchant for overreaction, it’s difficult to not ask, “what happens from here?” Do people stay locked down, alone in their households, for 6 more months? Is it going to be 1.5 to 2 years in total that we live this way? Being in rural northeast Texas this week has highlighted how different daily coronavirus life is in countryside versus larger cities and suburbs. Near Paris, Texas there is space. Even without seeing people, one doesn’t feel as confined or restricted. Back home in my one bedroom apartment, the isolation is much more daunting. All of these questions and circumstances make for an interesting collective experience for our country as a whole. It’s easier to see why the coronavirus has served as a prime divide between liberal and conservative individuals. However, it’s clear that albeit in different ways, life is being affected everywhere in this country, no matter what color any given state associates itself with. People are sick here too, far away from the hotspot known as California. The sooner we recognize that we’re all in this together, the faster we can unite in eradicating this virus and building a more cohesive world for hermits and social butterflies alike.