‘What the lockdown has taught me’
‘As the lockdown began, I had this vast amount of time that I had no idea how to spend. Getting to know more about my friends (online) and creative activities have been a huge help’, Aadi shares his lockdown diary with TeenBook.
I (don’t) miss school
Lockdown has been a strange experience for me. Even though I don’t have to go to school, the work is more stressful than ever. I try and maintain a schedule, but boredom really gets the worst of me. My lockdown days are full of sporadic changes, creative flushes and also a colourful expanse of boredom.
To say I miss school is probably the most accurate statement I can make. Without school, I am unable to talk to many of my friends in person, and it can be quite a challenge for productivity and new ideas. I learned an awful lot more in school than I ever will in distance learning. School really is an open gateway to my social life and my productivity, so not having access to that is a letdown.
However that may be, I must say, I don’t miss the daily early wake-ups to get to school and then the really long days at school. Before the pandemic, I was in school for longer than ten hours, which was mentally taxing for me. I would be marching or swimming for the school team and I never really got a break from it all.
An ocean of time
So, after the lockdown began, I immediately came to this vast expanse of time that I had no idea how to spend. This was immediately exciting to me and I began work on some ideas. I started a chat server, where my friends and I could talk and play video games together. We joined together for movie nights, learned new things about each other and eventually we were a small family living online. Outright, that would be the most positive experience I’ve had in a long time.
Another positive experience has been my creative flow. I redesigned my entire room and even got a monitor to work with. Being an avid photographer, I learned many new things about colours, lighting and quality. I joined in collaborations with other photogs like me (obviously distancing from each other) and we came out with some beautiful and creative photography.
A mixed blessing
Lockdown has been somewhat of an experience for me. Boredom struck, but it was a new way for me to figure out new things to do. I’ve also learned a lot of new things about myself during this time and also really connected with the people I love most in a new fashion. Spending time with family, friends and (most importantly) myself, has never been much of an important resource to me in my life. Hopefully I get to learn and mature as we go through these hard times.
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