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Me: Does school affect your life in any way?

Sophia: Yes, It makes me so stressed and gets in the way of a lot

Me: What consumes most of your time right now?

Sophia: Well, usually it would be reading but right now I am binging a show on netflix called Shameless

Me: What’s your favorite thing about your life right now?

Sophia: my friends

Me: Do you wish to accomplish anything over summer? Before the end of the year?

Sophia: finish reading the books i want to read

Me: What are you doing over this summer?

Sophia: I'm traveling around Europe for the summer

Me: What’s your dream college? And dream future plans?

Sophia: My dream college is somewhere small on the east coast and to become a literature professor

Me: Anything you wanna say to future me/you/us?

Sophia: Hi future self :))

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Lana del ray and asap rocky are two incrediblly talented singers who have helped me shape myself as a person. Dont get me wrong, I love their music and them but they're definetly not my favorite, thats tyler the creator and frank ocean but yeah lana and asap have helped me and this picture makes me smile :)

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-Me: How are you feeling?
-My mom: I'm doing okay, got my second vaccine shot a couple weeks ago, excited for syd to maybe get hers soon!
-Me: How does COVID impact your life?
-My mom: COVID impact my life because 1) we haven't been able to go visit my mom or travel at all, and 2) my son got his senior year taken away from him.
-Me: Are you happy you got the vaccine?
-My Mom: Yes! So So blessed to have access to it!!
-Me: What would you tell yourself a year ago vs now?
-My Mom: Stay calm, and that things will get better

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The beach means so much to me. The sand, the sun, the salt, I love it all so much. I think the ocean is a fascinating but also terrifying place waiting to be explored, theres animals that need to be discovered and coves that need to be swam through.

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okay so I am no artist but if you asked me last year to draw myself I would most likely draw something very similar to this. Now, might just see this and just think it's a bad drawing but I don't know I see someone in pain and anguish.

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one thing I am grateful for from COVID is that it allowed me to reignite my love for reading, and just books in general.

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This tiktok is from the start of quarantine and I found it from when I save It all those months ago, and this video shows that people can still be united and together while having all the odds stacked against them.

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These two things are my favorite things to turn to on a bad day, shopping and watching netflix. These tings especially helped during hard quarantine times.

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I have done so many interesting things in 2020-2021 but becoming friends with sophia again is possibly one of the most. I knew of this girl through a mutual and we never liked each other, I always thought she was loud and annoying and she always thought I was quiet and annoying, we never hung out with the same people, our paths never crossed, until a mutual friend introduced us and we became actual friends lol.

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tiger king was released in the very start of quarantine as simple netflix documentary series, but it is so much more than that. It was released at a time of uncertainty with everyone stuck inside and left with nothing but watch it, it went viral. This is just one of the numerous memes made with the show.

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remember when coronavirus was a very new thing and everyone was freaking out and buying all the toilet paper, yeah I remember too. Now people just travel and go about their lives like nothing is going on in the world.

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In the start of 2020 there was gigantic wildfires throughout Australia, animals were left homeless, people were left scared, and families were seperated. This situation left me sad for the families and animals left homeless, and it also made me scared for the earth with issues regarding global warming. 🐨💞

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My dog midnight is the most important thing to me. He is the most important thing in my life and hes just the most important thing to me in general. He is a blind, 13 year-old, tiny chihuahua who has more personality than most of the people I have met in my life. He was rescued by my mom as a gift to my grandma after being left in a box by someone. He was the only boy puppy in the box and he was also the runt, so after all the puppies were checked out and accounted for my mom gifted midnight to my grandparents as a retirement gift. My brother and I got to name him and then he was just my grandparents dog. Then, my grandparents told us they were moving up north, and it is too cold for a little chihuahua who grew up in florida all its life to live in kentucky so, midnight sayed with us here and became our dog. I have grown up with this dog, he is truly my comfort thing. He helps through so much, like last year when I was having such a hard time mentally and physically midnight comforted me beyond words. I know him getting older is inevitable but I still never want to think about the thought of him leaving. It is good to know that when I needed help he was there for me and now when he is getting older I can be there for him and help him. Midnight will forever be my best friend and the best thing that has ever happened to me.

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Chadwick Boseman died at the age of 43 due to colon cancer, which came as a surprise to many because he kept his diagnosis and state a secret. I just remember getting home from school and hearing the news and being so confused because he recently stared in lots of great films. This news made me wonder what goes on behind the scenes that the viewers do not know about, anyways rest in peace Chadwick Boseman. 😇😇😇

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On May 25th, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis officer who had his knee on george floyd's neck for almost 9 minutes as the unharmed man told him he could not breath, repeatedly. Floyd's death awoke the whole country, igniting so many conversations about racial inequalities and race in general. His death makes me happy that we are talking about racial inequalities in life but I am infuriated someone had to die to ignite the world to adress this.

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When COVID-19 was first announced my initial reaction to it was scared and confused because the adults around me were freaking out. They bought surpluses of toilet paper, gloves, Lysol, and hand sanitizer of course like everyone else. I thought they were overreacting because I didn’t think the situation was this extreme. I just thought this would all blow over because no one really understood the severity of the pandemic. After the initial shock of the news had settled though, people on tik tok started making hoards of tik toks about the coronavirus and joking about it. They made ones about how we got an extra week of spring break and how there’s nothing in the stores. All in all we all probably should’ve reacted in a more mundane way or just more civil, with less joking but also with less panic. The way we all handled it was definitely not the most effective or sane way to deal with this already weary situation. The pandemic has definitely put a lot into perspective, like what we take for granted and such but, its also brought a lot of great stuff to me. I’ve met so many cool people and watched so many great shows and movies, I also learnt about a lot of new things that have bettered me as a person.

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This past year, I decided I wanted to stop eating meat, after seeing a video of a slaughterhouse on my Instagram that someone posted on their story. I do not even know why I watched the video because I am the biggest animal lover in the world and just the thought of animal cruelty makes my stomach flip and turn but I watched it. Watching it was the best decision I could’ve made for myself, because I truly love being pescaterian. The first couple of weeks being pescaterian was definitely an adjusdtment but once I adjusted It was definitely a change for the better. Being pescaterian has also shown me that you always have to check the labels of items, like stuff you always thought to be “pescaterian” or “vegetarian” is not, like some fries from certain places, marshmallows, and parmesan cheese. Even though I’m Hispanic and have grown up consuming meat all my life, I truly enjoy being pescatarian and I’m actually thinking about exploring being vegetarian. I’m coming up on a year of not eating meat, and I don’t regret a single thing, there's maybe one or two things I miss but that's it. Now I even answer questions that my friends or people that have heard I don't eat meat have about my day to day or what it is like not eating meat.  Disregarding the small remarks from older relatives I think everyone is pretty respectful of my decision to become pescaterian.

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this is my 26 hr playlist that I started at the start of quarantine. I'm gonna keep it going on apple music though because although spotify is prettier, I like apple music better.

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During the pandemic, I was stuck inside and my friend recommended this show called criminal minds to me. I started watching it and truly fell in love with this show. It’s my favorite show to watch and it’s so addictive. I finished all 15 seasons last month after starting it in June, and now I’m just gonna rewatch it over and over.