COVID-19 Blog

This past year has undoubtedly been a crazy combination of highs and lows. The last thing I expected waking up on March 13, 2020 was for the world to change for what feels like forever. 

Throughout the past year, I have learned a lot. Experiencing a global pandemic at the age of seventeen opens your eyes to things you’ve never had to do, never had to see, and never had to think. 

While COVID-19 has brought an immense amount of sadness, stress, and heartbreak, I feel that I have learned a lot of valuable lessons throughout this COVID-filled year that I will take with me forever. 

A couple weeks into quarantine, I found myself with absolutely nothing to do. There are only so many puzzles one can do before getting tired of them.  Some days, I could find the most random forms of entertainment like cleaning. But other days, I found myself feeling down, stressed, and alone. 

I have always enjoyed cooking and baking. It has been something I have been interested in since I was little. However, in a normal life back in 2019, it was hard to find the time to sit down and prepare food in the way I wanted to. Back in 2020, time constraint was no longer an issue. 

So, my life was filled with baking and cooking. Everyday, there was a new recipe to test and a new food for my family to try. I made anything from cupcakes to my favorite Italian dish, Buccatini Amatrticana. This was my COVID outlet. 

Although I am no longer locked in my house, baking and cooking are still ever-present in my day to day life. I have become the on-call baker for all of my family and friends and still find new recipes to try.  

Cooking has always been present in my life, even at a young age. However, COVID played a huge role in making cooking and baking my comfort activity and a place for me to express myself and my creativity.