PERSPECTIVE: IU canceled my spring break study abroad. It was bittersweet.
Two weeks before spring break, I was concerned about my upcoming one-week study abroad in the United Arab Emirates. My roommate was extremely worried because she didn’t want to get infected, and it felt like she was expressing her anxiety to subtly persuade me not to go. She started to ask me questions such as, “What’s going to happen to me if you contracted the virus?” and “Do I also need to quarantine myself after your return?”