COVID-19 changed my life

By Alexis Abrego

I remember the good old days where I used to be able to go out, have fun, go to school, enjoy my weekends, and play sports. But now it’s not the same ever since the coronavirus hit.

I remember going to school every weekday and now looking back at it, it was way better than doing distance learning. I used to be able to hang out with my friends or girlfriend every time during lunch and after school. Classes used to be more fun and easier to learn. We would be able to see the teacher do the work on the board or go through it together and ask one on one questions but now it’s not the same.

Now learning is so much harder for me since i'm not in a classroom learning. Now I am at home struggling more with my classes more than ever before. Sometimes I need help on something but the teacher doesn’t see the email so I'm on my own. When I ask for help in class there are too many chats so the teacher doesn’t see it.I am more of an interactive learner and I feel more comfortable when it is one on one help but it’s hard to do that now.

I used to have plans every single weekend. I would enjoy my weekends going to Modesto and visit my favorite cousin. It was always a good time seeing him doing hella stuff and staying up till like 3 in the morning. Going to parties and spending time with family would usually be a blast most of the time especially if the cousins I am close to went. Going out with my friends to the mall or to go play sports or something other than just staying home was something I loved to do but now I can’t. Now most of my weekends are spent staying in bed watching movies or if I'm lucky seeing my girlfriend and I love when I go see her it’s always the best part of my day and it makes this coronavirus easier for me.

Sports were one of my favorite parts of staying after school. I would finish school and get something to eat or just relax before getting ready to go and play football or soccer. The school year would start off with football and yeah I got concussions but man it was so fun to play. It was a space where I can release it all out but still have fun. Once I stepped on the field I felt like all eyes were on me. Also being able to play the starting Varsity goalkeeper as a sophomore was a great accomplishment for me. I remember I would amaze the crowd with some amazing saves and who would've thought that I was a sophomore. But now I can't enjoy those moments. I am not able to go and play football and to go and play soccer and it was a way to get out of the real world.

I just want things to go back to normal back how things were before the coronavirus. I want to be able to go to school, go out on weekends, and get back into playing sports. If that were to happen I would be so happy again. The coronavirus is just showing me what I had and how much I appreciated every single thing. I wanna be back on the field again with everyone’s attention.