The pandemic has affected my life in an interesting manner. I was already very antisocial before the pandemic. Now, I actually struggle to hold a conversation with people. The thought of interacting with someone beyond my very very small social circle is nerve-wracking. But, I’m working on it. The nervous part. But don’t get me wrong, I actually enjoy my solitude. A lot.  Academically, it’...

Staying inside for a good majority of the year, really gets you thinking. The past year I really took the time to reflect on who I am as a person and who I want to become in the future. I still haven’t figured it out yet completely, but there’s a beauty in the process. I think self-reflecting is an amazing thing to do especially during a time where the world is frozen and everyone had to stay inside...

The pandemic had both negative and positive impacts on my life. From having to learn a whole new way of learning online to the fear of losing loved ones, the pandemic has definitely affected me negatively. My grades had become to suffer due to the new complicated learning, and not being able to easily ask my classmates for help, and as a senior, I lost a lot of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities such as Prom, Gra...

When lockdown started just over a year ago, I was a junior at Santaluces who was very happy about not having to go to school. Throughout the year, I had debated either doing Florida Virtual School or even dropping out because I couldn’t stand going to school every day, so when lockdown hit, it was almost like it was meant for me. Emotionally, the lockdown has made me much more self-aware. As a...

The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed my outlook on multiple parts of my life. I used to be a strict planner and try to ensure that all of my days were planned almost perfectly. I would write to-do lists with every task that I had to complete that specific day, and if I didn’t finish them, I would be disappointed in myself for not trying hard enough. When the pandemic caused schools to...