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Celebrate Your Voice
Written By: Kathryn Potts | Issue: 2020/07 – July
Like the rest of the world, my life seemed to completely change in the matter of days.
I was a second semester junior at college. Before I was sent home from school in March I was living in an apartment on campus, I was working hard, getting good grades, and enjoying living with my significant other for the first time after not seeing each other for five months. I felt like I was finally being allowed to grow up and live independently, and I loved it.
For spring break, I decided to stay on campus with my boyfriend. Over the course of two days my friends who worked for the school told us, what we thought were rumors, about the campus closing down and then suddenly we were calling our parents to tell them we had to come home the next day. We were told it would be a month break, so I took as much as would fit in my tiny car and drove back here, home.
Since my family decided it was safest for me to quarantine alone, my day felt like I was always working. It felt like a continuous cycle of needing to take a break from working, because I hadn’t in 12 hours, and then immediately feeling bad for taking a break because there was still so much work to get done. Without having my professors and friends there physically to support me, I felt like I was drowning.
The one thing that kept me sane throughout was the support of my friends and family digitally. My group of girlfriends still have a wine night once a week and just talk and laugh. Luckily, I have gotten through the most difficult part of online school because we are told we are going back in the fall, fingers crossed.
But now the world is falling apart for other reasons and as a young person I just want to help and make change, but I don’t see an end in sight and I’m so sad.
Remember to always choose love, stay safe and strong, let no one take your voice!
