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BYI SABELLAORTEZA,UPCM CLASS2025 oyoueverj ustpi ct ur ewhatt hepastyeari nyour D l i f e coul d have l ooked l i ke i ft he COVI D19 pandemi chadneverexi st ed?Butal so,haveyouever
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I n mycase,Ido l ove meet i ng up wi t hf r i endsand at t endi ng soci alevent s/ par t i es,butIgetsoci al l y dr ai ned and a l i t t l ei nt i mi dat ed by l ar ge cr owds.I al ways wi shed Ihad mor e exper i ence t aki ng up l eader shi p posi t i ons back i n my uni ver si t y ,butI r ememberbei ngdi scour agedbyt hef actt hatI ’ dhave t ospeakt ol ar gecr owdsonar egul arbasi s.Butt obet he basi s of t hi s i r r at i onal f ear i sn’ t honest ,t ext r aor di nar yatal l .Li kemanyot her soutt her e,i t ’ s si mpl ybecauseI ’ m af r ai dt of umbl eormakemi st akes