How to continue learning through the COVID19 pandemic

how was 2020

for all of you i guess most of you would

answer negatively to my question

well i think that’s an obvious answer

and even i would say

that it wasn’t a perfect year 2020 was

an abnormal year

for everyone due to covet 19.

many expectations and plans had to be

cancelled

the biggest damage to japan was the

postponement of the tokyo 2020 olympics

and the international olympic committee

revealed that the tokyo

olympics has to be held without for

inspectors

i can’t even imagine how much loss it

has cost to everyone

in japan aside from these big damages

there must have been at least one

shocking news or cancellations of events

to all of you

during the covet 19 pandemic

for example entrance graduation

ceremonies had to be cancelled

new school life had to be done online

and so on

for me my one year study abroad had to

be cancelled

i was supposed to be studying france for

a year during my high school first year

i had been preparing for this study

abroad since i was in junior high school

and it had always been my dream to study

in france

however all my plans had to be cancelled

due to covet 19.

how come this virus appeared all of a

sudden in 2020

why did it have to be this year when i

was aiming for the biggest skull in my

life

i was filled with irritation depression

and many different kinds of emotions

which can’t be expressed by words

i was probably feeling this way till

summer

when i first participated in an online

program

i decided to participate in an online

study of our program

because i wanted to do something in

exchange for my actual study abroad

i took online french lessons for a month

every day during my summer holiday

at a school in france where i was

planning to study during my study abroad

i was surprised with the idea of taking

lessons online

but it really did feel like taking a

class in france

aside from this study abroad i decided

to participate

in a different program held online

this organization has been offering

summer school every year

but this year it was offered online

this online program was held for four

days at the end of december 2020

i didn’t expect so much for an online

program

however i was pleasantly surprised at

the quality of the online program

and it far exceeded my expectations

during this program i was able to get

inspirations and advice on what i can do

in exchange for my study abroad

through interaction with high school

university students and even

employee professionals i was able to

think deeply about my future path

and look towards what i should be doing

in order to accomplish my goals

from now on i will face challenges head

on with a renewed level of confidence

where previously i would have hesitated

2020 was a difficult year for me just

like many others

as all of my plans had to be cancelled

however this online program was such a

comfortable place

where i was able to escape some of the

difficulties of the year

and make the most of a challenging

situation

my experience in this program will be an

asset throughout my life

and i have a deep appreciation for what

the program has been able to do for me

by participating in an online program i

noticed some advantages

in my opinion online allowed a greater

level of engagement

and connection being able to see the

expressions on others faces

rather than having to meet in person and

cover it with masks

needless to say the pandemic has changed

so many aspects of our lives

although and often cases our lives were

impacted negatively

i’ve personally felt this pandemic has

brought the world a whole lot closer

take online exchange programs for an

example

i was able to virtually attend a lecture

held by a student from yale university

which would have been impossible if we

didn’t experience covet 19.

covet 19 allowed us to connect online

which has become a new normal

so why don’t you give it a try

meeting people and participating in an

event online

might not be as appealing as events held

in person

but it is worth giving a try don’t judge

before you even try

online events can change your life