What a Time to be Alive

 I am gonna paint a picture to explain what a normal semester looked like for me before Covid-19 happened. I was able to walk freely without feeling like I was suffocating in a mask. I also think I had never worn a face mask before this time because I never had the need to. I could go to the gym and use whatever workout equipment without having to social distance. I could go to mass gatherings without feeling like I was doing something wrong. I was able to attend office hours in person and not via zoom meetings. I hope you are probably reading this and saying "wait we can do those things now".     

The sad truth is that now all those things above I took for granted. No one expected a pandemic to happen and also we were never prepared for a pandemic either. I will be first to admit with no shame I hate it here. 2020 is not fun and I am sad to say these are definitely not the roaring 20's. 

Now, my semester looks a little like this. I wake up only to walk downstairs for breakfast and walk back upstairs to my room to start classes via Zoom. Most of my classes take place online while one class is still in a classroom but its honestly a hassle. The classroom setting is a little different now. You must keep your face mask on at all times and the teacher must remain behind plexiglass. The campus looks gloomy and almost like a ghost town with almost everything being online. The only people I really get to see are my 3 roommates and the handful of students in my in-person class. I can no longer go to the gym and workout out with my best friend by my side because social distancing is really big right now. I am not complaining by any means but I will say I miss who things once were. I hope by the time you are reading this your semester is looking like mine before Covid-19 because I really do not wish this upon anyone.