3 Benefits Quarantine Brought Us All
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3 Benefits Quarantine Brought Us All

Even though being stuck in the house was difficult, there were opportunities in the end that benefited me.

alexa caponigro
Jun 09, 2020
University of Kentucky
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3 Benefits Quarantine Brought Us All

Now that quarantine officially ended and daily life is almost back to normal. I decided to reflect on my time throughout quarantine.

With the start of quarantine, I was sincerely bitter because my Spring Break was cut short which in the end, did not turn out as bad as I thought it would. Of course, I felt a whirlwind of emotions since school was closing and I would be stuck inside, but it turned out to be more positive then I could have expected.

The first realization I came to while being in quarantine was the opportunities offered to me, here are a few I came across.

New Hobbies

While in quarantine, there is such an abundance of free time to which it is almost inevitable to pick up a new hobby. For me, I decided to get into my writing more and further my outlets, such as joining the Odyssey. Since I had all the time in the world, I was able to write about my current state and write in a journal daily to someday look back on all the craziness.

Health

Also with the abundance in time, came the ability to focus on mental and physical health. Personally, my physical health was not the best, so during this time, I was able to focus on bettering myself. Not only that, but I also started to take my mental health more seriously, especially with the new adjustments to online schooling. During this time, I allowed myself to eat healthier, do face masks WAYY more frequently, and even started new exercise challenges (I had to hop on the Chloe Ting trend).

Family

The time in quarantine allowed me to even further catch up and deepen my relationships with my parents. After being at college for a few months, there is so much to fill-in and enjoy the time together because before you know it, you are back at college. Spending time with my parents was probably the most rewarding opportunity during quarantine because we did a variety of fun activities together. For example, playing card games, trivia, or even cooking/baking.

Now that quarantine is over, I cannot wait to go back to hanging with my friends, shop, or eat at restaurants, but I will continue to keep some of the new habits from my quarantined life since I did change myself for the better.

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