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Family Interview - Shafat Nana, 81 Yr Old Grandpa

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Family Interview - Shafat Nana, 81 Yr Old Grandpa

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Q - How did the pandemic affect your life?

A - It was devastating. My wife and I didn’t go outside for a year. I’m not even kidding. We ordered our groceries, all our favorite restaurants closed down, we didn’t even go to the beach, and we live there!

Q - How did the pandemic affect your family life?

A - It had a very negative impact on my relationship with family members.

Q - How did it feel to finally be vaccinated?

A - I felt so happy, it felt like a mountain was being lifted on my shoulders.

Q - Did you see anyone during the pandemic?

A - Just my wife and delivery men.

Q - What kept you sane during the pandemic?

A - SNL and my wife.

Q - Did the pandemic have any negative impacts on your mental health?

A - Yes, not seeing my family had a negative impact on my mind. Not going outside made me almost crazy. Over the year I developed insomnia and I wasn’t able to sleep

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Family Interview - Zahra, 14 Yr Old Twin Sister

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Family Interview - Zahra, 14 Yr Old Twin Sister

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Q - How did the pandemic affect your life?

A - It was bad.

Q - How did online school affect your life?

A - It had a negative impact on my grades.

Q - Why do you think that happened?

A - It was very hard to pay attention, I had to focus on a little screen for 8 hours a day.

Q - How often did you see your friends?

A - Not very often.

Q - Why?

A - Their parents were super strict on coronavirus and they wouldn’t let them leave the house, or let anyone in.

Q - What kept you sane during the pandemic?

A - Video games and Coco(Our Dog)

Q - How did the pandemic affect your mental state?

A - it was pretty bad. It was devastating to not go outside basically. It felt bad to be controlled by something I can't control.

Q - If you could go back in time and relive the year that we just had, with no pandemic, would you do it?

A - Definitely.

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Here is the basketball court from the old house.

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This is my old house in Dallas. It may not look like it but it has 5 floors. It even has a panic room and a half basketball court in the basement. I’m not even lying

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This is my dog Coco.

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Yesterday, I got back from Dallas. My family went to Dallas for Mother’s Day. Two years after I was born my family and I moved to Dallas where i lived for 9 years. We have a history there with family friends, that’s why we went. I got to catch up with a lot of old friends and meet new people that had moved to Dallas. I had a friend in particular that I slept over with. His name is Oliver. He and I were friends in 7 of the 9 years that I lived there. I was a bit nervous to see him for the first time because I hadn’t seen him in so long. I was nervous since he and I would obviously have changed, but it was great. I walked into his house and there was no awkwardness. It was like we just picked up where we left off. He played such a big role in my childhood. He shaped me in a way. So it was amazing to finally see him again. We spent time catching up then we went out. He had a lot of the same friends that I had when I lived there, so it was cool to catch with them and see how they changed. That was Friday and Saturday. Sunday was Mother’s Day. We got together with a family that we had known since before I was born. We went to brunch where I got French toast. Sadly I don’t have a picture but it was amazing.

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I played Clash Royale heavily for about two weeks. I still play it but not as much often. Every match you win, you get about 25-33 trophies. Trophies are what you need to move up arenas. I have 4987 trophies and that puts me in Legendary Arena. There are 13 different arenas and Legendary Arena has ranks. There are 9 ranks in arena 13. The amount of trophies I have puts me in the 3rd rank. You need to have 7000+ trophies to be in rank 9.

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Clash Royale is a mobile game the was designed by Supercell®. Its a fast paced 1v1 game that puts you up against other people. Its half strategy and half skill. You play with troops that come in the form of cards. There are 125 cards to choose from to put in your 8 card deck. Each has different abilities and purposes.

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LLamas may have the secret to curing Covid. Scientists in Belgium are following up on this scientific lead. I included this because i thought it was interesting.

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My friends and I played a lot of photo roulette during quarantine, here’s Aaryaman’s Mac and cheese.

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“Community” was made in 2009 and it is known for breaking barriers for what a comedy show can be. It doesn’t have the best record or ratings. However, it tried things that no other show did. Its also know for having one of the most loyal fanbases ever. The show houses Donald Glover, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, Jim Rash, and Gillian Jacobs. The writing was done by Dan Harmon and his team. The show is known to be very well written. Some critics say that the writing tops iconic shows such as “The Office” and “30 Rock”.

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Community is a comedy show that I started watching in quarantine. It follows a lawyer who’s degree has just been declared fake. So, her has to go to his local community college, Greendale, to get a bachelors degree so he can practice again.

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Just Grimace.

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I thought this one was funny.

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Rome is redesigning the Colosseum so that people can experience the best colosseum experience. I think its good that they are combining technology with the past to make the experience that much better.

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Coronavirus sweeping through the nation

Everyone stuck inside

From the virus

We will hide

In India, sadly there is mass cremation

The pandemic stops life

The entire world changes

Our new home, is inside

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Prompt: How did COVID affect your life?

Covid affected everyone in my family. But for us it was an excuse to spend more time together. Through the pandemic I’ve built a better relationship with everyone in my family, even my dog! It was a bit hard because we couldn’t go anywhere for months. The summer was also a bit of a bummer because me and my friends barely got to see each other. It was ok though because we could all connect through xbox and play games together. It's May 5th of the next year and in the school year I’ve seen my friends in the school year more than summer. In the school year, online school has been very hard. At the end of 7th grade, finals were canceled and I thought online school was the easiest thing on earth. If I’m being truly honest, I didn’t pay attention at that time. I was watching a show called community. It's a comedy with Joel McHale and Ken Jeong just to name a few of the actors. But the first quarter of 8th grade was very different. I had to pay attention and really try to focus. I usually was an A student, but online my grades dropped to B’s and C’s. It had been hard but now I’m almost done with the year. It was amazing coming back to school because I got back the little things that I missed so much when I was online. Online school was the lowest point of my life at this point. It made me realize that disasters of amazing proportions can affect everyone on earth.

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In the summer before school, despite COVID, me and my family went on a month long to Aspen. It's a small town in Colorado enclosed by mountains. We passed over the continental divide when we were driving. This is a trip we make almost every summer. Aspen is like my family’s second home. Its so special because its open year round and there’s so much to do with and without snow. In the town, you can walk around by yourself anytime. The last murder there was done by ted bundy. Its amazingly safe. But sadly, every time we go, we are literally the only indian people in a 50 mile radius. I’m exaggerating because every year I have seen more and more Indian families walking around the town. There’s hiking, rafting, skiing in the winter, fishing, and so much more. I've taken part in almost all of those activities over the time i went to aspen. I was surprised when my parents announced that we were going on this trip because of coronavirus. At this point only my parents and brother were vaccinated. I had to walk around with a mask on at all times. We stayed there for about 4 weeks. Two weeks with family friends and two weeks with just my family. We celebrated my birthday and my mother’s birthday in aspen. Mine is August 16th and my mother’s is August 8th. I turned 14 in that summer. After our family friends left i was a bit bored so I started working out. The high altitude improves your stamina drastically. Say, if you can run a marathon in the mountains then you can basically cross the US. There was a basketball court that I biked to every day. It was a beautiful setting with mountains, flowers, and even a river. I would work on my basketball skills for about an hour or 2 every day. After 1 week I started trying to dunk and I started to touch the rim. I never got to dunking. But I left Aspen happy. It was a great experience and trip that helped me better myself, which is always good.

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North Korea is responding badly to a new policy that Biden wants to implement. North Korea is calling the policy hostile.