Diary Entries

Because of the corona, my school has changed in a way that I'm not used to, we must sanitize our hands after every subject and we our only allowed two people at one desk, it's strange to be this far away from each other but it's the best way on how to be safe.... But with lockdown, you can go CRAZY! Being locked up for that long and being locked up in a different country would make you feel like your not at a a place that you are familiar with, but as i was saying before, it's the best way on keepig safe

Covid nineteen is different from any other sickness, it cannot be ignored like the common cold or mended like a broken bone because at the time I am writing this there is still no vaccine for this pandemic. People are posting cures online for the coronavirus to try and scam people. It was a hard experience working from home and I know that many children wanted to work from home but they don't know how hard it is to do the work and not get distracted by the Xbox and other things.  

Learning from home and experiencing living in isolation for a few weeks was quite a challenge and made me appreciate where I live and go to school a lot more. When we were self isolating we couldn't see any of our friends or family that didn't live in our household. This was challenging because not seeing anyone, except my family that I live with made me feel a bit lonely. But the remote learning and self isolation wasn't all bad. I learnt a lot more skills that will help me to overcome problems in life and I also spent a lot more time with my family and pets which I'm sure they loved. Overall, this experience in the world was something that will never be forgotten. It will be passed down in history and people will always remember how lots of people put so much effort into helping people who had experienced Covid 19.

Caitlin Carter 12 NSW Sydney, Australia Covid-19 has been a hard time. I'm used to seeing all of my friends everyday and going out with my family. It has been a dramatic change in 2020. This was the first year i was going into high school so i was looking forward to going out with my friends but Covid-19 has made that impossible. It was also quite lonely. Not seeing my friends everyday made me feel very lonely because all i wanted to do was give my friends a hug. One good thing has come out of iso. I got closer to some people and made an amazing friend. I joined random kahoot games and had a very good time facetiming friends. Overall, iso has been an emotional rollercoaster to say the least. I'm just glad to be back at school where I can see all of my amazing friends. One other hard thing was getting necessities from the shops. Things like toilet paper and hand sanitizer became valuable items as they helped everyone keep good hygiene. I missed everyone so much in iso and I've learnt to appreciate the small things more.

Looking forward to a new and better year ended up being the year we all lost our toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Covid-19 has inturrupted too many of everyone's activities and forced us to stay at home, locked up in our houses doing absolutely nothing. Which is something I'm terrible at, I always need to be out and about either playing touch, at dance, kicking a ball, going for runs with my friend and ESPECIALLY going jet ski-ing. When I heard that school was off I was soooo excited, but then 2 weeks into homeschooling I wished I was back. For some strange reason I actually was super excited to get back to school. School wasn't the thing that bothered me the most, but being told only one person on a jetski at a time is when I got mad. Especially because I knew my dad would take this opportunity to his advantage. So for the past 8 weeks I haven't gone jetski-ing!!!

Loss, dead and infected. In recent months a virus named the Covid 19 has took the world by storm. The words above have been filling the world of media, every day one soul is taken by the virus. It's been months since I seen people and socialized, even though I had the chance to socialize we were limited. We're not permitted to be closer than 1.5 meters, heck even accidentally spitting on someone will fine you 5000 dollars. To composite for the lack of socializing, many schools opted to do online school. Online school would include group chats group calls and even video calls. This boosted many kids moral and mental state. But it was still not authentic. In this time the whole world had time evaluate the positives in life and to be grateful for what they had. Overall, even this virus took many lives, this virus taught us to be grateful for what we have. As one day something like a virus might take us all away.

2020, also known as the year of disasters, especially for Australia. It's something no one has probably ever expected. Schools shut, Cafes shut, it has felt as if we're like animals, being stuck at home, day in day out. The most exciting thing that would happen is when you would see someone you know when you go for a walk, don't get me started on walks, everyone would go for a walk to get out of the house. I remember when I went to drop something over to my grandparents, my nan didn't stop about all the dogs she has seen over the past few weeks. Facetime was really the only way I could see my friends unless we went for a walk to the park but we would have to stay 1.5m away from each other. My screen time hasn't been so high ever before. I had a little routine going on when I didn't have online school, TikTok then Netflix next to Instagram, now to facetiming friends for a while and then the cycle would just keep going. For me, the online school was good, besides the fact that I didn't have my friends. I was able to do my work quickly and efficiently too. I wouldn't get distracted or any of that, it helps that I am very self-motivated. When you're reading this, has anything changed? For us, this is the new normal for a while, some days I forget what it was like before all of this. Thank you for reading this, just remember to live every day to the best.

The way we live in this modern age day has changed, the view of people has changed. As we are currently in the middle of a pandemic we all see the world differently, some people may think it is nothing and brush it off their shoulders others may stress about it. We should all remember that everyone is in the same position as us and we should not worry. It is hard to not worry and take your mind off something if your parents are constantly speaking about it. You can always remember that there are positives to this world wide pandemic, one of them could be that you get to spend more time with your family and you really realize how much you value your friendships. I have a best friend and we really miss each other due to this pandemic but, all that comes to my mind is that I am really fortunate to have a best friend who is always by my side and who is always there for me no matter how far apart we are we will always be best friends. The world has changed for the good, think about the environment that has had a restart during these tough times. Air pollution levels have dropped. Online learning has started and social distancing is in place. Just remember that you should always value your friendships even in you are social distanced from each other or unable to see each other, even if the only way you can communicate is via technology. You are still friends and even though I am in lockdown I would never change my best friend for the world.

COVID-19 IS DRIVING ME MENTAL! It ruined my holidays and stopped me from seeing auntie's new puppy. My life would be so much better if I could I could actually USE TOILET PAPER. It also stopped me from taking a trip to Italy and I'm Italian and never been :( ! On the plus side NAPLAN was cancelled but so was school camp :(.

Living through the stressful time of the COVID - 19 pandemic, has changed my perspective of a lot of things, especially as it is my first year of high school. The bushfires at the start of the year destroying hundreds of homes, then the floods in Queensland and then coronavirus. This year has been the year of disasters. Everyone blaming china for starting the virus, at the wet markets in Wuhan. Working from home, the stress of not knowing how to do your work and watching the news every night with updates of what's going on around the world. Texting your friends online isn't the same anymore because you have nothing to say as you haven't done anything. The fact of knowing we are restricted to not go outside scares people. Not knowing how loved ones are doing, not seeing your friends and not knowing if you will get your job back.