POST-QUARANTINE

Elizabeth Hoang | ’20-’21 Historian/Tech Editor

After being quarantined inside of my house for 3 months, I have realized how much I miss the outside world. When I go on short grocery shopping trips or pick up a Sharetea order, it’s normal for me to stay 6 feet away from other people and wear a mask and gloves now. It’s so weird to me how this is the new “normal” and how we are confined to the same 4 walls of our houses everyday. What I miss most is my friends and being able to go out with them without having to worry about a worldwide pandemic. I feel like I’m not living my freshman year to the fullest before I have to worry about AP exams and the stress of sophomore year when high school starts to really hit you.

When quarantine ends, I know the first thing I want to do is hug my friends and just talk to them in person again. I miss being able to talk to people about my day or my problems. When all you have is a screen on your phone to talk to your friends, you really start to miss human interaction. My new friends are the workers at Sharetea that I say thank you to when I pick up my orders. I miss being able to dress up and get ready in the morning to go somewhere since the only place I can travel to now is my kitchen. I’m disappointed that I wasn’t able to go out and see the bioluminescence at the beach because of quarantine but I know that the beach will be one of the first places I go when lockdown orders end. There was a concert I was supposed to go to a couple days ago with my best friend and I’m just waiting till I can go out again and see it! While in quarantine, I have made a bucket list of things I want to do like having a picnic with my friends or going on a late night drive to In-n-out to get food. I want to wake up early and watch the sunrise at the beach or watch the stars at night on a hill where you can see the whole city. Quarantine really gets a girl dreaming. I can’t wait to go out with my friends and take pictures on my disposable camera and make so many memories! I hope everyone is making the best of quarantine and if no one has asked you today yet, how was your day? You’re loved and valued and you’re a beautiful person inside and out. if you’re going through something, remember that it gets better, you’re strong and you’re going to get through this just like you always have. To all the seniors that are graduating, you did it! Don’t let quarantine ruin it for you, just enjoy it! :))