Diary Entries

Today I went to school for the first time and I felt free but also staying safe. My first year in high school has been different to what I expected.But it has also taught me to care for others more and also to spend more time with the people I love most.

Today I went back to school for the first time in about 7 weeks!. This year was my first year of highschool and never in my wildest dreams would I ever had imagined this. Stuck inside, not able to see anyone and not able to go to school!. It has been extremely challenging being in isolation, away from friends, family and my teachers.

The Coronavirus where do I start. Everyone around the world's life has changed. School. Work. Family. Friends. Sport. All different. I can't go to school because earlier in the year my dad got sick and if he gets the virus well, he will be fighting for his life. All I want to do is go and see my friends, family, but I know I can't. Every week I would go to swimming on Mondays and netball 2 times a week now all I do is go on walks everyday, other than that I am pretty much on the screen the rest of the day. Mothers day was so different I couldn't even hug my grandmas or go near them. It is pretty hard because i only just started year 7 and just settled in and now suddenly i am working from home. I have been at home for 8 weeks now and there is not a clear passage way on when I am going to go back.

I have found the corona virus a bit of both. I've enjoyed quarantine because i get to stay home, watch Netflix, chill and stay in my pjs all day. But the bad thing is that i don't get to hang out with my friends, go shopping like i cant do any fun stuff i'm just stuck at home all day everyday. But then again the corona virus has changed a-lot of things, like i've never really seen lots of people go on walks and now everyone is outside on walks.

The Corona Virus life I woke up everyday. Had breakfast, Brushed my teeth, Got dressed and did my hair. Then i hopped onto my computer and did my online schooling. It was boring. I had no one else to interact with (except for my family) I couldn't play with my friends or have fun. Spending time with my family was fun though. We learnt more about each other and tried to make the best out of the corona virus life. Arriving back at school was exciting and strange. For me it was awkward seeing my friends and teaches. Luckily we could still interact and be normal. Now more people are back at school but it is still different.

Living in this pandemic is rough. School is educational but unsocial without my friends here. Being at home is lonely as well because i cant go out and hang with my friends. I enjoy the extra time with my family but i think our dog is pretty much over all the tense walks around the neighbour hood after all of our arguments. All in all the pandemic is kind of like going through a test of how we bond and connect together as human beings in this unique experience.

Hmmmmm the Coronavirus where do i start... First of all I am quite enjoying the spare time knowing that i used to only have Sunday as my free day :( but now :)!!!! EVERY DAY IS FREE!!!! On the bad side i'm not allowed to see my friends or go out for dinner. I cant even go tubing on the boat with my friends or swim at the beach. Overall I cant even decide wether I'm happy or sad about it.

Something challenging and that I haven’t liked about this Covid-19 situation, is that we don’t get to see our friends and family because we are self-isolating and only allowed to go out for essential items. It has been hard to also not be able to see family and also Grandparents. The reason why we were self-isolating was because of how contagious the virus was that it was best to stay at home and keep our distance to people so we wouldn’t spread or catch the virus. Something that I have liked about this experience is how we get to spend way more time with our family at home. A thing related to school that I like about this time is that we get to start at own time and work at our pass. We are still able to connect to family and friends by ZOOM and FaceTime calls. Being the class of 2020 it will 100% be a year that will never be forgotten by absolutely no one. During this time there has been lots of positive and negative things. I think that we will never get back to normal but, we will get a new normal, where more parents might be working from home, and that we will not have as many cases of the flu and colds because we will have lots of good hygiene. This time we are going through will never be forgotten and I will remember this time every single day, looking back on it and how we had to work from home and not be able to see our friends everyday at school. It will be a story I will always be able to tell to my kids or grandkids and how much the world has changed from the world that they would be in.

The Coronavirus has been a time of mixed emotions for me and everyone. My life has changed a truck load. If you told me this last year I wouldn’t believe you. A lot of negatives have come out of this but I’m gonna start with the positives. Firstly, I have been spending a lot more time with my family by playing board games and just chatting, I have also have been going on walks everyday with my family. I also figured out because I have been spending a lot more time at home, I have been doing a lot of exercising, like walks, bike rides and playing soccer in the back yard. Now onto the negatives, firstly staying inside has been driving me crazy! In isolation I’ve been really noticing the importance of seeing friends and family. We also have to do school work, we are only aloud to go out when exercising, shopping or when your parent is essential worker, you might have to go to school, we also have to social distance (1.5 metres apart) when outside. Despite all the negatives this global pandemic has been a very interesting experience for all of us experiencing it. I hope it’s going to end soon.

Coronavirus outbreak has been a challenging experience for us but a few positives have come out of it. Because of the lockdowns we get to spend more time with our family and have been doing more indoor activities like puzzles, cooking etc. We are also going on lots of walks and bike rides. It has been challenging because we cannot see our friends or even other family members, we have to follow social distancing (staying 1.5m away from people) rules and not allowed to travel overseas or even interstate. Another challenge is that schools, cafes and restaurants, pools, cinemas and many other business’ are closed. But the world is not only struggling from people dying, many people are losing their business’ because of lockdown. It all started in the city of Wuhan, China. A few months later it traveled around the world in nearly every country. Luckily here in Australia we haven’t been hit as hard as other countries. All sports are cancelled or postponed and many people have lost loved ones. People were panic buying (heavily stocking up) on toilet paper, hand sanitiser, masks, gloves and different types of foods. This pandemic has also gone through Easter, ANZAC Day and Mother’s Day. Hopefully all of this will end soon.