As a senior having to give up pretty much every senior tradition AND graduation, needless to say, I am pretty damn bummed about it. I feel even worse for the senior athletes, senior club members, senior researchers etc. because they are giving up so much more than traditions and graduation. Trying to adapt to virtual learning has been pretty painless but kind of irritating. As a senior, my learning style is pretty much full developed and let me tell you online learning is not my preference. There is just something about having a routine and structure in your learning environment that permits optimal learning (at least for myself). I am a little worried that without the structure and the distraction of being home will affect my learning but I am trying to overcome this fear by taking it one day at a time.
On another note, something else that this virus is effecting is my wedding on May 24th! Me and my fiance have been together for over 7 years and have been engaged for almost 3. So we have been planning this wedding for a long time and it now, less than 2 months away we have no idea what the global situation will be like. ALSO the register of deeds in every county pretty much has closed to the public so I have no idea if we will be able even to obtain our marriage license!!! HOW STRESSFUL! We do have a plan B set in place to have a small ceremony and then a postpone our large reception for our one year vow renewal.
During this mess right now my biggest fear or anxiety is caused by the unknown. We don’t when what or how anything is going to happen and I think that is very unsettling, especially for a graduating senior stepping out into the world. To cope I am of course binging on movies and TV shows, cuddling with my cute dog sue and trying to get outdoors for walks as much as possible with my fiance. While everything seems uncertain I know that everything will go back to normal eventually.
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