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What have you been doing to keep yourself busy?

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What have you been doing to keep yourself busy?

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I have been playing tennis everyday with a goal to get into a D1 college. I joined the high school varsity this year and it has been great. Even though I’m a middle schooler playing high school, I haven’t lost a match this season. One week ago we drove the school bus to Orlando and played against other school. Without losing a match, our AHS team got the title of State Champs this year. Outside of school, playing a tournaments every other week has made me improve myself faster. School is also a big part of my life so I have to balance it with my extra curriculares. Because I’m going to high school next year, I’m trying to maintain good grades for the rest of the semester. I do my homework as early as I can and study for my tests so I can do other activities for the rest of the day. As for fun, I also made some new friends and I have been hangout with them every week. I have been going to the beach and mall every month with my mom to spend time together. We also got Netflix in the beginning of quarantine and we watch a movie or show every week. Some Netflix shows I love are Meteor Garden, The 100, and The Vampire Diaries.

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The pandemic has made me realize that life is short and I should enjoy it while I can. Because if COVID 19 we have no choice but to isolate ourselves in our homes to avoid being infected by the virus 🦠. Some people sleep all day or watch T.V, and others are productive. My old routine was to watch YouTube and Tiktok until midnight. I would skip breakfast and eat very little for lunch, but in the afternoon I had to play tennis so I wouldn’t have enough energy. I started practicing more to reach my goal of playing D1 college tennis. I play a tournaments every other week and eat healthy so I could perform better during the day🎾. Now I sleep before 10:30 every night to get at least 8:30 hours of sleep every night. This past year, I went to the beach very often and watched movies at home with my mom. It’s a great way to relax and spend time with family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦.

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What major events got cancelled because of COVID?

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What major events got cancelled because of COVID?

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A few major plans got cancelled because of COVID. To start off, I used to go to China to visit my relatives every summer, but I couldn’t go for the summer of 2020 or 2021🇨🇳. This is really disappointing because I always have so much fun there! I get to see my family and friends, and eat delicious food🍜. So instead of going to China for the whole summer, I’m going to play tennis everyday and go to the beach🏖. But many high level tennis tournaments got cancelled and there hasn’t been doubles play for a whole year. Another big event that got cancelled is a singing and dancing show that I was going to attend last year in February. It’s a annual show that my mom and her friends would participate in and dance for the Chinese Association. Lastly, I haven’t been to the movie theaters for almost 2 years and the movies that we’re going to release were held back. For example Avatar, Jurassic World🦖, Black Widow, Doctor Strange, and Cinderella are all pushed back a year👗.

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How is today different from when COVID first started?
Before COVID started I was in 11th grade, and I didn’t know what college I would be going to. Now I’m accepted into Wake Forest for tennis and I’ll be playing on the college tennis team. Wake Forest is a D1 school in North Carolina and the best thing about it is that it’s a small university with the opportunities of a big university.
What have you been doing during quarantine?
I have been playing tennis and basketball. I just won 1000 dollars from my Men’s Open Tournament. I also like to fish so I went to Everglades a couple times.

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What were your first reactions hearing about COVID?
The first time I heard about COVID was on the news about Wuhan in China were the first case was documented. It looked so scary because all of a sudden people fell on the floor or even died for no reason. It’s super contagious, it transfers so badly and fast. So school got cancelled and everybody started quarantine in Wuhan. In the beginning only China was under lockdown, but then the it transferred to the U.S. so it’s closer and closer to us.
Do you see any racism or inequalities due to COVID?
Definitely because after some political leaders made racist comments, people started pointing fingers and hating toward Asian Americans. People started attacking all Asian people just on the street so people started doing parades for Stop Asian Hate.

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COVID-19 has impacted everyone’s mental health including mine. Since I have been doing online school, it’s been really stressful because there has been a lot of homework and tests. I have to balance school and tennis which has been very difficult. Some things I do to relax is listening to music, watching YouTube and Netflix, and hanging out with friends. 🎥🏫👭

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Scientists recently come out with COVID vaccinations. Some of my family friends already got the vaccination and they are doing well. People say vaccinations are really helpful and everyone should get it but I haven’t gotten it yet🦠🦠.

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After Trump got impeached, Biden becomes president during quarantine. He says he wants to bring back the Democratic Party and made some controversial laws.

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The virus has lasted a lot longer then people anticipated so they made a meme of Kanye West 😹.

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My friend Allison and I played a level 5 tournament in Coral Gables 🎾.

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My family and another family went on a trip to Smokey Mountain in Tennessee⛰⛰

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I reunited with a family friend that is top 30 in the world for tennis! I watched her doubles match for Miami Open.

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I dread waking up for the millionth time at 6:00am

I have to speak in front of twenty students.

I risk getting sick by going to school everyday.

I cook and take care of my children after school.

I grade homework after school.

I create tests for my students.

We both have willpower.

We both get butterflies in our stomach.

We both have to adapt to changes because of COVID.

We both have a life outside of school.

We still have to do schoolwork at home.

We have to worry about tests.

I get ready and take the bus.

I have to present my project in front of my classmates

I hunch in front of my computer for seven hours everyday.

I play tennis after school.

I do mountains of homework after the school day.

I study for tests every night.

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This tiktok is created by someone that feels like the world has gone crazy because of COVID and online school. It touches the heart of all students so it has 2.2 million likes.

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Our team won school State Championships! After not dropping a match, we got to hold the huge trophy🏆.

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During quarantine I played a lot more than before. I got to see the Miami Open and Delray Beach Open. When I went back to my academy after quarantine, all my coaches said I improved so much. I made the high school varsity tennis team while being in 8th grade! We even went to Orlando for states and took home the win!

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I got Netflix in the beginning of quarantine and have been watching it nonstop since. I watched numerous movies and several shows including “Meteor Garden”. It’s a Chinese show about college students and it’s so funny and relatable. This is the only show on Netflix that I watched from beginning to end.