TitleOral history interview with Amber Godfrey conducted on 2020 June 23
Summary(1:30) Now residing in Wappinger Falls, New York. Formerly lived in Africa -- (2:25) School counselor at an international school in Burkina Faso, West Africa -- (3:42) Husband left NYC for Burkina Faso when first Covid cases appeared -- (4:40) International families evacuating from Africa -- (4:50) Left Burkina Faso just before airport closed, to stay with family in Poughkeepsie -- (7:07) Arrival at JFK, no health screening -- (8:15) Quarantine and disorientation -- (9:42) Somewhat more comfortable but anxious -- (10:32) Left Burkina in haste, intended to go back -- (11:19) Working remotely on W. African time -- (12:20) Weighing decision to move back to NYC -- (13:00) Difficulties of navigating NYC with a child during lockdown -- (16:50) Hears news from friends in Brooklyn. Feels disconnected from city -- (21:00) Living in a bubble, outside the city, sense of displacement.
NoteAudio interview conducted on June 23, 2020, by Maria Luisa Gambale. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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