Summary(02:00) Was not apprehensive at start of pandemic -- (03:12) Teacher. Her students’ thoughts on the pandemic -- (05:32) Teaching online -- (09:20) Online learning better for some kids, worse for others -- (10:50) Best loved elements of the city now unavailable, culture -- (12:00) Daily routine, felt like living in a rural area -- (14:13) What she misses most -- (16:00) Last dinner party before shutdown -- (18:00) Formerly traveled a lot, her world has become smaller. Now exploring Brooklyn -- (21:00) Changes since reopening -- (23:00) Some social contact with friends -- (24:00 Thoughts on the illness -- (25:30) Opportunity for reflection, community concern -- (28:30) Online culture -- (31:50) School planning for fall -- (33:35) Wished work crush had started earlier so they could be living together.
NoteAudio interview conducted on June 17, 2020, by Maria Luisa Gambale. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
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TitleOral history interview with Alli Poirot conducted on 2020 June 17.