Former Barton Publications reporter Carlie Porterfield left Texas to study international journalism at City, University of London, where she interned for Forbes magazine. She now works in New York City as a news reporter for Forbes.

When I moved to New York City at the end of April, I was nervous about a lot of things – starting a new job, finding a place to call home and making friends in a monster of a city. A pandemic wasn’t something I was particularly worried about until several ...