COVID-19 is a huge event that will go down in history. This virus has brought us together, and I think we will all remember that. Hopefully people will learn from this experience.

Before we left school for quarantine I was very stressed and my mental health was not at its best. I had gone to a concert with my best friends the night before our last day of school. I think that was a good way to end my freshman year of school (at school). Now, I feel a lot less stressed out and more laid back.

I am grateful for school and I am grateful for having structured classes. I am grateful for a good home life, I am grateful that my mom is not forced to still go to work. I am also grateful that I have access to the internet at home.

I am trying to learn how to skateboard, I am terrible at it but I’m trying. I am also trying to practice mindfulness and being more grateful for what I have because I think that is very important during this time.

This pandemic has changed my life. It will continue to change the way I view life and the world around me. My daily routine is completely different than it was about 3 months ago, but it’s normal to me now.

The environment is improving. With people staying at home, driving less and polluting less the environment is getting better everyday. Most people are coming together and staying home if they can to help this virus go away quicker. Some countries are done with quarantine because of how well their government and citizens handled this virus.

I go on walks almost everyday now, or every other day if the weather is good. In the beginning of quarantine I worked out everyday, but now I’ve really lost motivation to do anything.

I miss my friends so much. I miss being able to see all the people at school, even if I didn’t know them. I also am going to miss the seniors that I met this year.

I am very scared that I will not be able to see my friends, which is very selfish of me. I am so scared that America is not handling this pandemic very well and that things are starting to open up. I am scared but also know that the world will never be the same again.

I am using social media so much more now. In some ways it’s good because it is a way to entertain myself and also connect with my friends. Some apps are just becoming so toxic and tedious. I am getting tired of Snapchatting the same people everyday, it's become a chore.

I think my friends that don’t have very good relationships with their families have had a rough time. They are all okay, but some just don’t get along with their siblings or parents. I hear about a lot of bickering and yelling.

If we get to experience this summer, or even next summer, I am going to start using my phone a lot less when I am with my friends. I have learned that phones are necessary for some communication, but I want to live in the moment more. I think I will be able to because of how much I will enjoy just getting to see my friends.

I do not think that the American government has handled this virus well. There are states that weren’t even in a strict lockdown. Everything is starting to open back up, slowly in NC, but in other places people are treating it like the virus never happened.

I will always remember this event. I will always be more careful around others. I have learned not to take seeing my friends and other people for granted. I have also learned that technology and cell phones can be so unnecessary at times.

People not staying home is not helping this virus at all. It has shown us how some people choose to handle tough situations. The world has been so impacted by Covid-19, nothing will ever be the same.