An Astronaut, a Submariner, and a South Pole Scientist Tell Us How They Handled Isolation

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If you can make it through, it can change you for the better, they say. “Experiencing flowing water, the sun on the trees, breeze on my skin, and the color green is now a feast.”

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Published Mar. 29 2020 5:05AM EDT

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Six weeks after the first American died of the coronavirus, around two-thirds of the U.S. population is on lockdown. Twenty-six states have ordered people to shelter in place, as have at least 74 counties and 14 cities in states that don’t have stay-at-home orders in effect.

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An Astronaut, a Submariner, and a South Pole Scientist Tell Us How They Handled Isolation

If you can make it through, it can change you for the better, they say. “Experiencing flowing water, the sun on the trees, breeze on my skin, and the color green is now a feast.”

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