You changed everything

                   

       The government created protocols, quarantines, facemasks, and face shields during Covid 19. Lockdowns were implemented worldwide, governments are strict when the COVID 19 first appears, and we cannot deny that we were all impacted by this pandemic. Ayudas were trending, and people were buying in a frenzy. The educational system also underwent transition, moving from traditional face-to-face classes to online and modular classes. A large number of kids were significantly impacted by these alterations that were made.

 

                    I spent the entire lockdown season looking through social media and playing online games. Because there are no covid 19 cases in the area, my family and I did not get very alarmed. Due to the shutdown, my parents also stopped working. My body clock was completely messed up by the pandemic; I sleep between three and five in the morning and wake up between one and three in the afternoon. I was first delighted when they informed us there would be no courses for two weeks, but two weeks stretched into two years. I undertook my classes casually in the past, and the online classes did not help. The change in the educational system really affected me. The modular lesson is more challenging for me than the in-person classes since in modular classes a lot of tasks were given.

 

                    Fortunately, neither my family nor I experienced any Covid 19 effects. Since there were no quizzes or homework back then, I find it difficult to adjust to the face-to-face classes we are taking now. Because my body clock is fixed, I now go to sleep between 10 and 11 am. Unlike before, when there were thousands of COVID-19 in our province, the number of cases is currently quite low. Hopefully, the globe is now completely free of covid.

Me!

        I'm just a simple girl living in a dream world. Living in a dream world doesn't mean you have everything you want or need. For me, I still have a dream, a dream to be successful in the future and have better life. I'm not a risk taker in anything, but I know that sometimes taking the risk is better than regretting. I am also a very friendly person, laughing with them is one of the best thing I like, but sometimes having a lot of friends is hard, there's jealousy, but I know in myself that I love them all equally. 

                    Hi! I'm Joana Marie Rabot, you can call me jo or anything except for Marie, I am 16 years old and I live in Brgy. 8 Vigan City, actually that's not my permanent address. I was born on June 8, 2006 at Gabrielle Silang General Hospital, I have 2 siblings, a brother and a sister, sadly my brother passed away when he was only 1 week old. I have a Dog named Snow, he is one the best gift I have ever received, he is my best friend and he is the one who comforts me when I'm sad. I’m a student from Ilocos Sur National High School, SSC student and a proud Maxwellian. I am also an Altar Server at St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral, I was invested on November 27, 2021 and now serving God for almost 1 year, being an altar server is the best decision I have ever made because I met a lot of friends and got to experience the other feasts in church. I'm not addicted in watching movies, series and reading stories, but these are my fav movies are Barcelona: The love untold, Seven Sundays, Our Times, and the hows of us, even if I watch them every single day I will not get tired of these movies. Listening to music is my favorite thing to do, I listen to music when I'm doing my assignments, cleaning the house, taking a bath, washing dishes, when bored, and I also play or listen to music when I'm going to sleep, because with music, I sleep faster and the 30 minutes sleep timer is already long for me to be knocked out. I'll say I don't have a favorite song because every day I get to encounter a new favorite song that's why I can't say anything about my favoritea in music. My favorite sports is Badminton and Basketball, during our Sport fest in our ministry, we became the champion on Basketball girls, Badminton is my hobby, I go to the stadium with my best friend only to play badminton during our free time. My only interest right now is Music. 

                    That's everything I can share about myself. In the future I promise myself that I will be a Police officer. I'll travel the world with my family. I know achieving a dream is not easy. We have to make sacrifices, and face so many difficult challenges. we have to be strong enough to overcome all the obstacles and fears. But for me It’s simple, actually. We need to throw away all the negativity and start embracing just positivity. Always be happy despite the universe always slapping you on the face, saying that you will never make it. Joana Marie Rabot, 16 years old.