Opinion: A year ago, I wrote from Ecuador about hopes for change. As COVID-19 persists, I'm still hoping.
Meg Nyberg
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QUITO, Ecuador — It has been over a year now, though it feels both like just weeks and also several years have passed. In some ways, so much has changed. Zoom and Google Classroom are no longer intimidating. My husband and I have settled into our home work spaces with our toddler daughter much more likely to respect a closed door. We put on our shoes and our masks as equally ingrained habits before we leave our apartment (masks are legally mandated everywhere, even outdoors and in cars), and we just as habitually gel or wash our hands when we come home. The hook by the door now houses a handful of masks rather than keys, which have been shifted to a bowl on the counter next to the alcohol spray. We have grown accustomed to arranging appointments, errands, and rare trips out of town around the often-changing driving restrictions for days we can and can’t circulate, and grocery delivery has become the norm.