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If It's 3:30 a.m., It Must Be Time for Online Class

Madeline Joung

   It's 3:30 a.m. It's almost time for class.

   I take a moment to stare into my pitch-black room. I always set my
   alarm 30 minutes before class starts so I don't oversleep. Sometimes I
   hit the snooze button to get an extra 10 minutes of rest.

   After a few minutes, I get up and slowly open my door. I tiptoe to the
   kitchen to get a glass of water, careful not to wake my sleeping family
   members.

   As I click the link into the Zoom classroom, my professor greets
   everyone with a "Good afternoon." It's 2 p.m. in Virginia, but 4 a.m.
   in South Korea. Some of my classmates sip on their afternoon coffee on
   their patio before class begins.

   I wish I had coffee.

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