Erick Peraza and Althea Santos

EP asks AS about coronavirus and when they realized this pandemic was going to affect their life. AS talks about not realizing the virus was spreading to the United States and shares that they had to leave their house abruptly.

AS talks about the work they did for the undocumented community before the pandemic began.

AS talks about how student organizations will look after the pandemic is over. EP talks about how difficult it will be for new students. AS: "Online learning is definitely a game changer...the attention span is a lot lower than what it would be in a classroom."

AS: "There's a lot of emotions I can't process because so much is happening at once.

EP: "We kind of forget that our parents and grandparents have gone through other stuff, maybe not to this extent, but they have experience with trauma and other things...relying on our family is a great way to cope with things." AS: "What brings me comfort is the amount of activism that is happening on social media every day. There is hope in that."

AS shares about the conversations she has with her family about racism and talks about teaching them that it's more than skin color and appearance. "It's not just about their skin color and appearance, it's also about their mental health, where they're living, how they're living, how the institution and how the government is treating them. It's definitely about the community they are living in, too."

EP: "We are no longer in a classroom discussing with our peers, now we are in our living rooms talking with our families."

AS talks about having challenging and uncomfortable conversations with people during this pandemic. About her sexual orientation, BLM, racism and how she is still figuring out her own identity.

AS: "It's more like a shadow we are looking at, at ourselves. This was a time to reflect. What a pandemic was to us, what we felt what it was."

AS shares words of gratitude. EP talks about wanting to do this recording with AS because they have grown together and their friendship continues to grow.