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'It's Almost Like the End of the World': European College Athletes Return Home to a New Reality

After 30 hours of travel, 15 of those stuck at JFK Airport, Alex Del Rey arrived at the stoop of his home in Madrid, Spain, to strict instructions from his mother.

(1) Drop your three bags in the garage and don’t touch them for two weeks.

(2) Remove your shoes.

(3) Strip.

(4) Put all of your clothes directly into the washing machine.

(5) Immediately take a shower.

Del Rey, a senior on the Arizona State men’s golf team and a native Spaniard, hasn’t hugged, kissed or shook hands with his parents since he arrived home earlier this week.