November 3rd, 2020
Today was Election Day. I felt extreme nervousness all day. Election Day to me was a
determining factor in this country’s future. I wanted Biden to win for every reason: education,
immigration, climate change, and especially the pandemic. If Trump won, I knew these next four
years would be just as bad as the last. If Biden won I’ll have an actual chance to go up to college
and have a relatively normal college experience COVID-19 free. I stayed up all night with
anticipation due to the mail-in ballots and states that took forever to count. Eventually, I called it
a night exhausted from worry and the scary possibility of what tomorrow would bring.
November 20th, 2020
I experienced the definition of college today. Excruciatingly hard exams with barely any
time to breathe. I had a Chemistry exam at 9 in the morning which I was sure I was going to fail
but it turned out to be better than expected. I actually got a good grade before my professors
make corrections for the first time which was a pleasant surprise. Ten minutes after I had a
Psychology exam which was my professor’s hardest exam yet. Luckily I got an A and I was
finally able to breathe. I bought Starbucks as a treat where unfortunately my drink arrived
spilled. Later on in the afternoon, I had a literature quiz where I panicked but somehow still got a
good grade. Overall my best and worst day academically yet.
November 22nd, 2020
The pandemic is really starting to get to me. I can’t wait until we have a vaccine and life
gets back to normal. You’d think I’d be used to it by now because it’s been nine months. Alas, it
feels like every day is almost exactly the same. I miss how exhilarating life used to be and all the
changes every day brought. Every day is just wake up, go to class, take a break, homework,
stress, eat, repeat. Staying home is what is safest for everyone and I’m happy to do so for the
greater good but the fact that we still have to do this while other countries don’t really sucks. I
heard that the vaccine will be out in December so I’m hoping for the small chance that maybe
we’ll get a normal college experience next semester.