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The video appears upside down but I promise it’s not. I forgot to mention how I hope you are still continuing lacrosse and maybe dance. You are gonna be the best lawyer (if you are still studying law). I hope crossfit payed off and that we are the way we wanna be, especially by then. I love you and I hope your life is going just as good as it was when you were in 8th grade. Ps. You’re laughing because Fischer wouldn’t be quiet.

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How has your life changed since first going on quarantine last year?

In all honesty, after this pandemic, my life has gotten ten times better. I’ve lost all the people who weren’t even really my friends and made new ones that are so much better. I got into a relationship with my favorite person in the whole world. I became much closer with my parents and my sister. I had the opportunity of becoming an aunt to one of the cutest little things in the whole world. I grew stronger mentally and physically where I learned to love myself and understand that if people don’t understand me it’s not my problem but theirs instead. That I don’t have to change my personality for anyone to like me because the way I am is already amazing enough. I’m starting to workout and eat healthy and am already seeing changes which is what I strive for. I joined cheer and lacrosse and a cross-fit class. At the moment, I am so happy with the way life is going. I am appreciating the things I have in life more and more every single day. I’ve learned to love and hate at the right times and for the right reasons. The only downside this pandemic has brought to me was some restrictions such as the events and things I used to do in my spare time. They are getting much less strict thanks to DeSantis but wearing a mask has officially become a part of my lifestyle and it is insane to think that as a child, those surgeon masks were only for cosplay and now they are something I have to remember to take with me when I go out.

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Did you have to cancel any major event like a vacation, a Bar
Mitzvah, etc. because of the pandemic?

I had to cancel two events I was really looking forward to last year. One was a family trip that we take every year to Dominican Republic. We love to visit the Caribbean over the summer. The beaches there are absolutely beautiful and the food is to die for. We have a beach house there where everyday is a new adventure for us. I was so excited to go horseback riding and swim with dolphins so I was devastated that we couldn’t go. Thank god we are going this year. The other event I couldn’t wait for was my friend Matthew’s Bar Mitzvah. I even picked out what I was going to wear. I was thrilled to be with all my friends partying and dancing where we all looked amazing. I wanted to take pictures to remember that night but a month before it was supposed to be we were put in quarantine. Thankfully, I will be having a quinces. It is a tradition for hispanic families to celebrate their daughters' 15th birthdays. They are celebrated either with a party or traveling. I am going to be having a ginormous party as planned on January 22, 2022 with 150 people! I will not allow this event to be canceled. In 2022, that summer, I will be going to Italy with my cousin also as a 15th birthday present.

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What has the pandemic made you realize?

When they told me we were going to get two weeks off of school on March 13th, 2020, I was super excited. Once those two weeks passed and I got the email I would have to do online school until April I was upset but not as upset as I would get to be throughout the experience. As the days went on doing what I hated, virtual learning, I saw how the world was collapsing over a virus. A virus that was just as deadly as the flu, maybe even less. It made me realize how our world could go into such panic over something the media liked to exaggerate. Over time I got tired of staying at home and missed my friends so much. This made me realize that school is my happy place. All my favorite people conversations and laughing with me all at the same time. I missed it and was so glad that they were going to open school again this year. Seeing my friends again made me so happy I can’t even describe it. Never again will I be happy about not having school. I have been in person all year and am lucky to have never gotten contact traced.

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Q and A with my sister in law Elise

Q - How does it impact your life?
A - I lost my job and became a shut-in.
Q- Does it make sense to you?
A - yes
Q - Did you have to cancel any major event like a vacation, a Bar
Mitzvah, etc. because of the pandemic?
A - yes, all family events and holidays due to step-mothers immune disorders
Q - How has your life changed since
A - I had to adapt to wearing masks and social distancing

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Q and A with my big brother Anthony

Q - How does it impact your life?
A- It required me to change how we do business at my job.
Q - Does it make sense to you?
A - Yes because we didn’t handle correctly so of course we went into lockdown
Q - Did you have to cancel any major event like a vacation, a Bar
Mitzvah, etc. because of the pandemic?
A - No

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I made a new friend this year and oh my gosh when I tell you she is one of the funniest people I have ever met.. I mean it. She and I relate so much and could have conversations for hours on end. I’m so happy she came to Heritage this year and my best decision what deciding to become friends with her when I texted her on Snapchat. No one makes me laugh the way she does. She is online currently because of soccer and might switch schools so I will be sure to hang out with her this summer as much as I can.

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I cant express the hatred I have for online school and corona. When I was told I would have to do the rest of my 7th grade school year on a screen I was not happy 😡. This cat represented my mood when I heard the news.

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Online school is by far in my opinion the worst form of education. I cannot look at a screen all the day by myself at home. I have to be with my friends and interact with my teachers. School is one of my happy places and without it I wouldn’t have developed the social skills I have today. With the pandemic and our funny generation, a lot of people made memes everywhere on every platform about online school.

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The corona virus had such high numbers this past year especially in the U.S. All over Tik Tok were videos of people showing the number of cases in each country around the world. These would pop up on my for you page all the time during lockdown. It was a little sad and crazy how in such a short amount of time after the outbreak that cases could raise that high.

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The blm protest were a huge part of 2020 and lasted for months for justice and in honor of those oppressed by police brutality ✊ This was all over the media and definitely something many people found controversial. People would attend these protests with posters expressing their feelings and they came in large groups. 🙀

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I got my braces removed in June!! One of the best days of my life. I was so eager to get them off so I could finally smile and show off my teeth in pictures. Im literally obsessed with my teeth I find it to be my best feature. Money well spent on those braces. This is me the day I got them off.  My dentist photo bombed me.

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Right after election day, a ton of Trump supporters raided the capital building. It was a couple weeks before Biden would become president. It was all over the news and many people had mixed opinions about it.

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My mom finally approved of me to have a boyfriend last year when I turned 13 and in October, I got into a relationship with my best friend. Today, we have been together for half a year. My parents really like him and so do my siblings so that’s a plus 😂 Last month my parents allowed him to come to the keys with us and spend the weekend over. He makes me really happy and is one of the biggest blessings in my life.

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My 14th birthday was a blast! I had so much fun with my friends. We went to top golf the day before and they stayed at my house til 11 pm. The next, since my best friend slept over, she came with me and my family to my favorite restaurant for brunch. We went to Acqualina Resort in Sunny Isles and ate at Il Molino where we had THE BEST french toast 😋

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My nephew was born April 23rd, 2020 during quarantine and I had to wait a month to see him. He is finally one years old and so big and adorable. This is a pic of him, my cousin, my best friend, and I on his first birthday party.

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Over quarantine I actually went pretty viral on tik tok. I gained over 1k followers and now I am at 2.3k followers. I have so much fun making these videos especially dancing ones with my friends.

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I watched so many shows this past year more than I have ever in my life. I binged Shameless which I still have one season yet to finish, Grey’s Anatomy, Ginny and Georgia, and so many more. These shows not only came w a lot of comfort but a lot of new celebrity crushes ;)

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I tried a lot of new sports this school year but my favorite had to be lacrosse. It’s so much fun and I’m so happy I got to play with my friends. I will definitely be playing more this summer and next season.