My Coronacation Part 2

It’s been a little bit since my last blog about, just how this whole COVID-19 thing is affecting me. The longer this goes on, the more I am starting to realize I am not used to being home all the time. In high school I was cyber schooled, but I did sports. In the summer time I had a job. I was always busy, I kept myself busy. So not being busy is a huge change for me. Being in the same place all the time is super hard for me. Even though I’m an adult I still don’t have any freedom. I am trapped inside all day which is hard.

Completing school assignments on time has also been a bit of a struggle. On campus I had unlimited access to the internet. Which made completing assignments online one thousand percent easier. At home, I don’t have that same access. At home I do not have the internet, instead I have to use the mobile hotspot on my phone, which can be very challenging at times. Sometimes my computer won’t connect, other times the hotspot just doesn’t work. I wake up every day not knowing if I’ll be able to complete the day’s assignments. As a college student it’s very worrisome, but I am trying to manage and just everything as it comes.

Money is also becoming a problem. I recently found out that I will not be able to qualify for unemployment because I did not make enough money at my job. Also, because I am considered dependent on my parents I will not get any money from Trump’s stimulus bill. Here is what neither of them took into consideration, I have bills and loans that I need to pay. Without these two sources of income and not being able to work I am forced to apply for another job. Which now puts me at risk for contracting the virus. Since I am at risk my whole family now becomes at risk. This is so scary, and I am forced to make a tough choice. A choice I shouldn’t have to make, but I do have to make nonetheless.

There is some good coming out of this though, I have been writing so much. Ever since I was about 12 I have been very passionate about writing. There’s just something about it that makes me feel free. Writing is a release and it almost takes me to another place. I have been writing a lot of slam poetry. Feel free to click here to see what I have been working on since my coronacation has started. And it really has been helping get my mind off things during this time which is a huge plus.

The last thing is Grey’s Anatomy has taken over my life. I have been obsessed with and losing sleep over this show. If you have never watched it I recommend taking this quarantine to check it out. The writing and acting is AMAZING. You won’t regret it!