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Posted on September 2, 2020 3 Comments
When I started college one year ago, the world was a much different place. Stores and restaurants were booming, handshakes and hugging were commonplace, sneezes were met with “bless yous” and not suspicious side-eyes, and no one wore a mask. I remember at one point during Orientation, the lobby of the freshmen dormitory was packed with so many people that we were literally on top of each other. And we didn’t think twice about it.
A Really Hard Week
Posted on August 10, 2020 6 Comments
It’s amazing how a few days can change everything. Just last week, I wrote in my blog post how I was handling the pandemic better than I’d expected. Sure, it wasn’t easy, but I was using my coping skills to get through tough times and even learning a few things about myself along the way. […]
My Pandemic Perspective
Posted on August 4, 2020 5 Comments
Like most people, when the quarantine went into effect in March, my life was flipped upside down. I felt upset, scared, annoyed, and inconvenienced, while simultaneously guilt-tripping myself with constant reminders of how good I had it compared to other people. This knee-jerk reaction to a situation none of us expected to be in lasted […]
Coping with the Quarantine
Posted on April 27, 2020 2 Comments
Unpredictable. That’s the word I’d use to describe this past month, along with chaotic, confusing, traumatic, eye-opening, and trying. Quarantining and social distancing have tested everyone in many different ways. For me, it’s drastically altered my normal routine—a routine, I might add, that I’ve become very comfortable and satisfied with—forced me to accept that I […]
