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If there are five things that I really enjoy to do, one of them would be traveling. Traveling is a gift. Exploring other states and countries is just amazing. Seeing how other people live is a pleasure to me. In addition, I love discovering other cultures and landmarks. I have travelled to over 15 countries and 7 states. Some of the counties I have been to are Russia, France, Poland, Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, and more. One of the methods of traveling that I enjoy are cruises. I love the idea of living through an enjoyable period of time while being transported to another country at the same time. Because of the pandemic, my family’s traveling over the past year has all been in the United States. Before school, we traveled around Florida. During winter break, we travelled to Orlando. When it was spring break, my family and I travelled to Colorado. On summer break, I will be going with my sister for a one month sleep away camp in Pennsylvania. I am very excited for this. This camp has so many activities every day ranging from different sports, jet skiing, paintball wars, mountain climbing, zip lining, and around 60 more.

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Dad-

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Q- How has Covid impacted your day to day life?
A- I was limited in everything in normal daily activities such as exercising in the gym, going out to restaurants. In addition, I started teaching online instead of physically.

2.
Q- What are some benefits that the pandemic brought to you?
A- I was able to spend more time with family at home. I also saw the convenience of having virtual meetings vs. in person because you could connect from your house.

3.
Q- When do you think the pandemic will come to an end and why?
A- I don’t think it will come completely to an end. The number of cases should decrease with the vaccine. I think it will take a few years for numbers to drastically decrease.

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-The Power of Memories

Preserve memories
For if memories vanish,
Life becomes dull

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This is my dog after grooming.

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If I can describe life right now in one word, I cannnot. Life on Earth has been one of the weirdest experiences over the past year. Talking about Covid is starting to really irritate me. Almost all news headlines, memes, and all other entertainment have been about one thing. Covid. Dealing with this big of a problem for the second year is tough. Wearing a mask all day, online schooling, and so many more things that the pandemic threw at us are annoying. When quarantine started, my family and I discovered many new hobbies such as new sports and activities. This is one of the very rare benefits of COVID. Everything else is just a complete mess. However, there is some light seen at the end of the tunnel. Many people are getting vaccinated and some activities are getting back to normal. For example, since the end of last year, tennis tournaments have been opening and it is already a normality to participate in tennis tournaments.

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This is salmon that I made during quarantine.

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Since the pandemic hit, I have been very interested in basketball. Near to the end of December of 2019, my family received a gift of Miami Heat tickets. After the game, my passion for basketball slowly grew. One year later for my birthday, my uncle purchased me a basketball hoop and I continue to play almost every single day.

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Another benefit that the pandemic brought me was when I found out that I enjoyed cooking. Since coronavirus started, I have cooked around over one hundred meals and deserts. My top 3 favorite meals that i made are meatloaf, ravioli, and salmon spinach pastry. My top 3 favorite deserts are my key lime cheesecake, blubbery glaze cake, and apple cinnamon pie.

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I was in Colorado over spring break and this is the view from our hotel room.

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This is flan that I made during quarantine.

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Covid cases have been going up and down ever since the start. It is very sad to see what this pandemic has brought to us.😔

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I found this funny because of how cheap airplane tickets are due to the pandemic.

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Accurate representation of me in Spanish class.

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This is how COVID is looking like in our state. This virus is still after one year, the largest current news to talk about. It had and still has an immense impact on my life.

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Sports have been a big part of my life. Competing in tennis tournaments, playing basketball, and doing personal fitness have been taking up most of my after school time and weekends. Therefore, keeping up with school work is difficult but I am managing to keep up my high grades. If there is no rain, I play tennis three times a week and do personal fitness three times a week. Then, I play basketball on my hoop in front of my house if it is not dark by the time that I finish (almost all the time I am able to play basketball). This means that I have only Saturday off. However, this is only true if I am not participating in a tournament. School takes up most of my life, so when I can play sports, it is a method for me to take my mind off of other worries and just be in the moment. Lately though, I have been dealing with some injuries and pain. Everyday a different part hurts. Some days it can be my knees and elbows. Other days can be my wrists and ankles. Many people I talked to just claim it is growing pain. Overall, I am very thankful for my physical ability to play and compete in sports.

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Mom-

1.
Q- How has Covid impacted your day to day life?

A- It was unknown and upsetting in the beginning. Then with time, we adjusted to new conditions of our life, accepted it, and continued regular life routines. It limited us a little in our traveling plans and family/friends reunions for some period of time. With some adjustments, we found a way to return to our normal lifestyles.

2.
Q- What are some benefits that the pandemic brought to you?
A- In the beginning, with the first month of lockdown, we cleaned the house very well in the places that we never reached. Also, we spent more time exercising in the house and outside so that we do not gain more weight. In addition we spent more time with each other playing games and cooking food.

3
Q- When do you think the pandemic will come to an end and why?

A- I would give it another year or so. Also, since the strength of the virus will weaken naturally, less and less people are going to get sick and it is going to create natural immunity in the population.

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Much progress has been made since last year. Hopefully things can get back to normal very soon.🙏