Briana Hefley-Shepard 11/14/2021

Briana Hefley-Shepard, an English as a Second Language teacher from Tulsa, Oklahoma, talks about her background and experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares how she first came to know of the virus through a friend and how she began sewing masks which grew into a good side business. Beyond mask making she also describes some of her other activities and how she received her news about the pandemic. As a teacher with a child at home, Hefley-Shepard also discusses her experiences with online schooling and the learning curve involved with both her and her daughter. She touches on her hopes for the future and the idea that society will be forever changed moving into a 'new normal' or 'next normal' after the pandemic.