How COVID-19 changes my life

This is a strange time of the year. All of a sudden, my whole life changed. I initially heard 2 unknown words, “social distancing” and “COVID-19” and didn’t understand how these two unknown words will affect my life. I thought something serious happened in Wuhan, China which has nothing to do with my life. I was wrong. In mid-March as per Mr. Gavin Newsom’s Shelter-in-place order my school closed. I can’t go to school anymore. All of a sudden around half of the world’s population is on lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19.This is a serious worldwide public health emergency. This pandemic can cause a serious global recession since the Great Depression. I never realized my school will be closed this long. I love my mom and dad, but I never knew they’ll be home all the time. This is an unreal and serious historic Pandemic. We are standing in an historic time period. Social distancing, is a new word I never heard before. I can’t meet my friends face to face. I am always wearing a mask while going out. This is strange for me. This is how a Pandemic looks like. ZOOM, google hangout, voice call are the only options to interact with friends and families. I miss my teachers,friends,school and all socializations. I realized humans need social interaction every day otherwise we feel empty. Distance learning, a new way to do schooling. I don't go to school nowadays. I learn in google classroom, which is not so fun. There is no social interaction and no excitement in online learning. You don’t see your teacher and the real classroom. This is boring and extremely difficult. This is an unreal way of communication. Emotional care has become way more important than ever before. I feel different. I worry and sometimes fear for this viral disease. I do not know when this will stop. So I started to play piano to feel good. I am anxiously waiting to go back to my school and start back my regular life. I want to start going to Parks and pools. We love our home, but we need social interaction to feel good. COVID-19 changed my life in a big way. I never did distance learning and social distancing for this long. Birthday parties are ruined. I cannot visit parks, beaches, pools, restaurants, play areas, or shopping malls. The only possible way to socialize is online meetings. I feel so empty some days. But I tell myself it's okay to not always feel good. I’m really scared of this new viral disease. I am certain this will go away someday and we’ll be back to normal life. This is a very tough time that we’re all experiencing. I pray every night and I have faith in Almighty God, who will stop this disease.