Murrieta, California, USA: COVID has been really fun for me. I am still bored occasionally, but school keeps me busy, and then it becomes nice to have the luxury of boredom. I pass time by trying out new things. My family has been watching a lot of movies lately, and I have taken up speed-cubingContinue reading “๐บ๐ธ Speed-Cubing Through Quarantine”
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๐บ๐ธ Following the Rules in Quarantine
Murrieta, California, USA: In my area, the rules were put into place in mid-March, as that was when we no longer went to physical school. My parents immediately went out to many stores to stock up on large quantities of pasta, rice and canned foods and for toilet paper (for both my family and myContinue reading “๐บ๐ธ Following the Rules in Quarantine”
๐บ๐ธ New Skills in Quarantine
Murrieta, California, USA: Hello! My name is Kaiya and I am from Murrieta, California. Covid 19 has had many effects on my life. I have been doing school from home since March, I don’t mind it as much as many of the other students across America, but it is a different kind of stressful! One ofContinue reading “๐บ๐ธ New Skills in Quarantine”
๐บ๐ธ Reflecting on a Year with Coronavirus
Murrieta, California, USA: Itโs surreal to think that COVID-19 has been around for over a year. I remember hearing about it last December, when cases were popping up in Wuhan China. I think I felt the virusโs presence sooner than most Americans because I have family in Taiwan. When my aunt, uncle, and little cousinContinue reading “๐บ๐ธ Reflecting on a Year with Coronavirus”
๐ฎ๐ณ Phases of Quarantine
Kanpur, India: Hi, this is Pratham from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh in India. I am presently in my senior year (12th grade) of high school. I aspire to be an entrepreneur and a lawyer and will be appearing for tests like the CLAT and the LSAT in the year 2021. My story in lockdown comprises variousContinue reading “๐ฎ๐ณ Phases of Quarantine”
๐บ๐ธ Missing Interactions
Fullerton, California, USA: In the time of Covid, everyone needs a touch of solace which enlivens our mood. We need neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine to be released which are also called the feel-good neurotransmitters. So letโs hear a story about me that will make you laugh and probably cause stoic expressions. It mightContinue reading “๐บ๐ธ Missing Interactions”
๐บ๐ธ Easing into Quarantine
Murrieta, California, USA: Quarantine has been, needless to say, a weird learning experience for all of us including me. The hardest part of the situation was adapting to a new style of living solely from home which was tough for me especially because I never really realized how much I rely on after-school activities andContinue reading “๐บ๐ธ Easing into Quarantine”
๐บ๐ธ Shifting Perspectives
Murrieta, California, USA: My perspective of this current situation has changed completely with the changing of the times. In the beginning, I thought, like everybody else, that this quarantine would only last at most a month and we would be back in school and back to the normality of life. After a few months ofContinue reading “๐บ๐ธ Shifting Perspectives”
๐บ๐ธ A Stressful Quarantine
Berkeley, California, USA: While I knew quarantine was going to be tough, I never expected it to be so bad. At first, I just missed all my friends, and even school (which I didnโt think was possible), but I eventually got used to staying home all day, not going to school, and not being ableContinue reading “๐บ๐ธ A Stressful Quarantine”
๐บ๐ธ Online School Challenges
Murrieta, California, USA: The quarantine rules where I live have been very strict and I feel like they are changing all the time. It has been very difficult to know what I am allowed to do because the rules have been very ambiguous. I have had no restaurants for months, but finally, a few monthsContinue reading “๐บ๐ธ Online School Challenges”