Luke Gharring

Mrs.Schenck

ERWC

Period 5

Option 2 Coronavirus Reflection

With this pandemic the whole world has been going through, it has changed

many people's current lives and futures. I found this pandemic to be very lonely and depressing.

With school going online I struggled a lot and had a tough time adjusting to this new situation. I

found learning over a computer was much more difficult than it has been for me to learn before

in a classroom. I often had a poor comprehension of what we were taught online, I struggled to

focus in class, and I also found myself procrastinating often. All of this led me, a happy guy, to

be more depressed and feel alone. Once I was able to leave the house more often and spend

more time with some friends, I was able to have fun and experience much more happiness and

joy. I was able to be appreciative of my friends and very thankful for the amazing experiences I

have had before the pandemic that I could not do during the pandemic. I can be very thankful

for these things because I went through this tough time. From this, I learned how important it is

for me to be happy and have fun.

Over this past year, I thought a lot about my future as to where I wanted to go to college. I

looked at many different schools from UC school to BYU schools and many more. And I realized

that I want to have a good balance between a good education and to have fun and be happy in

my young adulthood. I found that BYU Hawaii was a great option for me to find the balance as I

know a lot about the school because my older sister has been attending this university for

multiple years. I know that this university does give a great education to the students so I can

continue to learn and grow but it's also located in one of my favorite places in the world, Oahu.

Oahu is such a beautiful place with the greenest forest and the prettiest beaches. This is great
for me because I love to be out in nature, especially in such an amazing place like Oahu, and I

love spending time at the beach. Both these things make me so happy so it's perfect for me. I

also will have many family members and friends on the island with me so I won't get too lonely

and have people to rely on.

The pandemic has definitely been very hard for everyone and even caused me some

loneliness and depression, I definitely had some positives for me. I have become much more

appreciative of everything and now I know what I want to do with my short-term future. Even

though things may seem all bad there is always something positive to look at.