LIVING ON THE HOPE THAT IT WILL START

ABSTRACT

[...]this hat is interwoven with my brain cells, so it is never really removed when I wear my other hats, but that is a different story. [...]early March, we had heard of the news about the COVID-19 virus and its spread in other areas of the world. Interest rates were declining to historic lows, and new houses were being built at reasonable prices (well, up to a certain point of time before they sky rocketed). Higher education institutes started offering sought-after courses for free online, libraries doubled or even tripled their educational offerings for all ages starting with infants all the way to senior citizens, major publishers and content developers offered their products for free or at a discounted rate (especially for educators), tutoring services and homeschooling programs flourished and developed, innovative educational content was being created and available for all at no cost, world-renowned magazines and journals became open access to benefit all of humanity, to those who cared to learn, and doors opened for all.