Diary Entries

When Covid 19 first came and school got cancelled I thought a dream had come true, we didn't have to go to school, I could stay home and watch TV all day! But as it turns out, it's more of a punishment than reward, all my sports got cancelled, I couldn't see my friends because of self isolation and school work could be confusing without a teacher especially since I had started high school this year. Another bad thing was that I was in a house full time with my family since only people who had important needed jobs could go to work, but being together all the time not able to leave could get a bit stressful. Suddenly I was starting to think the Coronavirus wasn't that great after all. I hope doctors find a cure soon or the outbreak slows down so we can go back to going to school 5 days a week, play our sports and train for them, catch up with our friends and see them again. I hope that I never have to go through something like Covid 19 after this ever again.

"The first case of COVID-19, confirmed in Wuhan, China." Oh, it won't be anything. Just another harmless disease floating around. "Multiple cases have now been confirmed of COVID-19, and concern is spreading of what is to come with the virus." I'm sure they'll figure out a way to stop it... anyway, nothing bad will happen. "The first death from COVID-19 has been officially confirmed in Wuhan, China." Okay, this might be a pretty serious problem. I will just stay away from people who are showing possible signs of sickness and stay cautious of my health. Sports? Cancelled. Events? Cancelled. Celebrations? Cancelled. The world was unprepared for an unprecedented virus, which will take over the world and claim thousands of lives. While I am barely affected by this virus, there are those around the world who have lost their loved ones and their friends. How long will this go on for? Will there be a cure developed to save us all? Nobody knows. There are scientists makings trials after trials, trying to develop a vaccine. People around the world are in complete lockdown, obstructed from the outside world. What is yet to come is unknown.

This time is how do I say it weird, yeah weird. Before the pandemic life was normal, everything was a routine you start the week at school on Monday and when you get home you do homework and then you do what you want. Then at the end of the week, you have free time to do what you want. But now it's different the world will change forever and mostly for good.

The worst time of many peoples lives and some of the greatest. People staying inside, deaths and many more horrible things but... bonding with family, taking more time for yourself and finding out new things. For many kids they have actually had that extra hour of sleep. Yes we have to still continue school but at least now we can get work done faster and more in depth. There are many amazing things about this pandemic but there are many bad things. People have suffered and endured pain. maybe we have all realised that we just want to be with people, we crave human interaction. This pandemic has brought communities together, maybe when this all ends we should do some of the things that we did in quarantine. Maybe we should appreciate more of the good things but we will never forget all the people who have suffered.

Staying home, Going on zoom, on my phone, In my room, Doing school work all online, Try to get in in on time, Spend the day by ourselves, No toilet paper on the shelves, Making sure everything’s clean, While we're stuck in quarantine,

Dear Diary, Returning to school was amazing, seeing all my friends and teachers. I just wanted to interact and sit with my friends laughing and talking. During the pandemic I tried a lot of cool things that were out of my comfort zones like cooking with my mum and baking with my dad. I read 5 books during the corona virus and i REALLY enjoyed it I also discovered that I love reading romantic books. I got to spend a lot of time with my family to a point where it got crazy. Now I realize how much I depend on my family members and and friends.

I actually missed school. I mean I didn't think I would at all, I thought that learning and being at home would be great and that I wouldn't miss school at all. Well I don't really miss 'school', I miss the little things about school, like seeing my friends, listening to my teachers, being in my school uniform and in the school environment. (I obviously don't miss homework like that has been one of the only good things about this pandemic 😂) I am now grateful for the little things in life that I didn't even notice before. - I miss seeing my nonna + nonno - I miss going to school everyday and seeing my friends - I miss going to the shops and seeing isles full of food and drinks - I miss physical contact!!!! Over all, although this pandemic has been hard, I think it has connected our country in a way that never would have happend!

COVID-19 My life before Covid-19 was normal, get up at 6:45, eat breakfast, get dressed, brush my teeth then play with my dog and go to school. Get home from school, do some homework, have a snack and watch tik tok. What life is like living through a pandemic: Get up just in time for homeroom, get some breakfast, Start school, go for a swim, have a shower, do some more work, have lunch and then do whatever until dinner. My life overall is just different, it is very hard not seeing my friends everyday and go out with them, but there is no other place that I would be during this time.

Corona Virus This is not the best time of my life, well at least that is what I think but I have never realised the fact that this has made a change for some good reasons. I realise that I made ice cream for the first time, why is it my first time? I have gone for a walk each day, why haven't I done this before? I had a video call with my cousins in a different country for the first time, why? I have only realised this now but this is going to be remembered from me forever. This will be a memory that I won't ever forget. I have never used technology this much, for a learning reason. Technology, voice calling, face timing, zooming, I didn't think that humanity would be this connected if this virus came 50 years ago. This might be a change for good, this might be a very bad time but good time at the same time. This virus has made us be more connected thanks to technology.

No one told me that it would be my last day, my last opportunity to see my friends, my last opportunity to go outside on errands or for recreational activity. It happened so quickly. However, as much as I miss my normal life, my normal routine I acknowledge how little my life has been affected. This global pandemic that everyone loathes isn't as terrible for me. Others,on the other hand, have lost their only job, struggle to afford rent and have relatives dying.