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This gift to my future hopefully will impact me in the future and bring me and family joy. I hope this gift can be a memoir of what I have achieved and where I started. I also wanted to keep this as a reminder to my future self that experiencing COVID-19 brought me knowledge and wisdom in various areas and shouldn’t be looked as a frightful and dreadful experience. I want this gift to be a symbol of hope.

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I interviewed my mom we discussed the technological advances and the economy. What we talked about included:

- People rather work at home, or they created a habit of working at home.
- People have gotten depressed due to the lack of socialization at their work place.
- People received money from the government.
- Companies don’t have supplies to rebuild their industries.

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I interviewed my sister discussing what she would you tell herself a year ago vs now? She stated the following:

- Being scared to socialize with friends, with the fear of contracting the virus or creating discomfort.
-Learning to be grateful of the environment in which you live in, including the outdoors and indoors.
- Having to rethink socialization experiences and locations.
- Not having the same social life as before, loosing social skills you previously had due to lack of practice.

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The media is the main means of communication in which we could observe the negative and positive changes in the world during the pandemic. My family used to watch the news together every morning, until it became increasingly saddening to observe the horrific incidents in our surroundings. We agreed to no longer watch the news, this led to us not being informed on the condition of the world. Therefore, we had no in-depth knowledge of the government's COVID-19 safety enforcements. In sixth grade, I would’ve told my younger self to depend on my friends and family, and to be exceedingly grateful for having them throughout the experience that was to come. I would also fabricate hope, so my younger self would be aware that our loved ones would endure this journey, and so would we. My personal life was not impacted, but my mindset was drastically changed. Currently, I am more eager and enthusiastic to accomplish my goals and to increase my knowledge. I was encouraged to generate newer and improved goals that could lead me to a healthier mentality. My wisdom has flourished from this experience. Quarantine has awarded me with the time to think about my future and what I would like to become.

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My first reactions to COVID-19 were minimal and neutral, I didn’t realize the severity of the virus which we were being exposed to and battling. My family and lifestyle were not gravely impacted, my routine mostly stayed the same except for the new online classes. I was not as active in the outside environment and enjoyed staying at home, doing inside activities with my family. However, nowadays I have grown to relish the outdoors and not take it for granted. In sixth grade, I had just moved from Brazil to the USA, so I was getting adapted to my environment and felt as if it was customary to do the activities COVID-19 enforced. My family didn’t overreact or show extreme worry towards our situation, they were mostly concerned about the elderly family members living in Brazil, as most of them previously had health issues. The pandemic has made me realize that things such as: Going outside, visiting your family members, and friends are especially important and they should be valued. My family didn’t have grand plans during COVID-19, except the vacations which were customary or tradition were canceled. Although, we would’ve done more activities during birthdays, like going to a theme park to celebrate.

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I found this incredibly funny, I love how we find humor in dark times to lighten the mood!

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Don’t forget to fully sterilize her when she gets home! Luckily, we had amazon prime so we didn’t have to go out for groceries and supplies.

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The media was so accurate! Also, fighting for paper rolls is very memorable.

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This was incredibly relatable towards my experience in the pandemic. My mom started giving me various types of vitamins to protect me against Covid!

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I really admired the mystery and the incredible cleverness criminal minds showed with each case. I likely memorized every episode from this show. This show kept my mind active and engaged during quarantine or online school when I had barely anything to do.

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This is an image of my dogs laying on my bed. Throughout the pandemic I have really gotten closer to my pets and my family members! I believe most people experienced the same thing when quarantined with their family.

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This YouTuber called Daz Games, he has lifted my spirit entirely during Covid-19. He also made me grow a passion for horror movies and games. He is the funniest person I have seen on the internet, thankfully he appeared in my recommended page. If not I would be mostly bored during quarantine.

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This image of my family was taken when my dad finished the Iron Man in Hawaii. I had just finished 7th grade, and summer vacation was about to start! This photo is important because it shows my dad’s resilience throughout this challenge. Also it represents his growth as an athlete throughout the pandemic.

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This in image of my family walking through a museum. I found this special, because it shows how things have changed. From not being able to go outside, to exploring the outdoors.

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I made this at the very start of Covid, in 6th grade! It was a very infantile joke at the time, nobody was prepared for what was to come. I hope that my future generations can appreciate this artwork although very detailed!

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This is an image of me and my friends at school, we have been separated a few times during COVID. Mostly because one of us went online, got contact traced, or even got covid. This experience taught me to truly treasure our friendship and be grateful for having them as my friends!

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I received this headline from New York Times in my email, it surprised me. Covid-19 has been so potent, that almost everybody has gotten it at least once. It makes me wonder if this ratio is going to increase throughout the years. 🦠

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This headline is a memoir of what is currently happening in 2022. War has always been a recurrent action in the previous years, and I thought this would be interesting as I lived through a pandemic and a war! It makes me wonder if in the future we will study these wars in history books. 🇺🇦