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Critical Reflect #6

 Throughout these six weeks our essential question has not changed. We started out wanting to understand how the culture in New York City has changed over the duration of Covid-19. During the 6 weeks of senior project we continued to have that question leading our project. 

We expected to learn more about the changes the city has made to adapt to the new restrictions. For example, the Natural History Museum now has time slots that you must sign up for in advance. Generally we spend most of our time in the same area, downtown Manhattan, so branching out, even though there are general regulations throughout the city, we wanted to see what the changes were put in place. 

We anticipate this experience affecting us by giving us a new and deeper understanding of the city. Getting to interview people we never would have the chance to, and learning more about the place we have grown up in right before we go to college was really important. I know when we come back from college or even now when we walk around the city, we will see it in a new light.

What we want people to know most is that although the city is different now because of Covid-19, it is coming out stronger than ever. We believe that the city going through all of this will only make it more resilient.


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