2020 in Review

 Just before the winter break of 2019, I stopped working on my school work and thought, “This is bullshit. I should be with my family right now. It’s ridiculous that I have to be away from them in order to get an education.” And then I put my nose back to the grindstone. I definitely got my wish. I was super happy to be home during most of the Spring of 2020 with my family. I was happy to help my co-workers during the super busy times we had during the initial quarantines of covid. Things were straight up crazy. Unfortunately, I think these are the only good things I can find from 2020. Oh, I also read Circe by Madelline Miller — I loved it so much. If you read my first blog, you’ll know that I love Greek mythology. Her take on the Witch of Aeaea was excellent. Anyway, although I was glad to help at work, I took on too much work time, and I fell behind in my studies a little bit. Also, it is harder to learn at home and stay focused. My dad is immunocompromised, so it was also hard living in fear that one of us, my mother, me, or my sisters, could infect him, and then he would probably die. That was scary and still is scary to an extent. In November of 2020, I had severe pain in my right side. I finally went to the doctor right after finals, and I eventually found out that I had a type of noncancerous tumor attached to my ovary. Traumatically but joyfully, I finally had it removed after an emergency surgery a week into the new year. Recovering made me appreciate my body and realize how amazing it is at healing. Overall, for me this has been a 'sit tight and wait it out' year. Most of my focus was trying to protect my dad. I almost quit my job a couple times, but I'm glad I didn't.

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