11/10/2020
Dear History,
Before covid-19 hit, I had a different perception of myself. I thought that I was a home body, who would rather chill out and home, than be out of the house. This didn’t necessarily mean I was always at home; it was the opposite. I was constantly out of the house. I went to school, played club soccer, and went to youth group across town. I had limited free time, in which I usually spent at home. I never felt lonely because I still saw my friends every day at school and in my activities.
Sitting in Biology when we got the news, we would be out of school for six weeks because of the corona virus, I was excited. I thought of it as a snow days, no school work, and time at home. Because I thought I liked being at home I didn’t see that many negatives about the whole situation.
My constant, fast pace lifestyle was suddenly stopped. Sports were cancelled. Church was cancelled. Half the things I liked watching on tv were canceled too! Remote learning school started up. It didn’t feel like real school. The most fun things about school, friends, sports, assemblies, no longer existed. I started to have more free time within every day, it was a good and bad thing at the same time.
Good things about having more free time is that I got to spend more time with my family. As a family we went for more walks, played more games, and watched more movies together. I also started going on runs every day with my friend Xander to stay in shape. The bad things about having more free time were that I was constantly more bored. Days went by that I felt were pointless, where I saw nobody and did nothing productive. Even though I wasn’t lonely I felt more alone then I ever have.
Time seemed to pass by faster as summer went on. I started to use this extra free time for productive things for myself. I started to take care of my body better, with a workout routine. I also made more of an initiative to see my friends. With this I got closer with people that are good influences on my life.
The consistency in my life that was missing started to come back. School was getting better, Rangers soccer started back up , the seahawks season started, I got my first job coaching elementary aged soccer players, and I was given more responsibility when I turned sixteen and got my driver's license.
Even though my journey through this pandemic is far from over, it has taught me a lot. I've learned to not take the small things for granted, and to appreciate all the friends and family I have in my life.
Sincerely,
Bellingham Washington
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