While most of my friends are bored in their homes during this pandemic, I on the other hand am learning new skills and diversifying my time in order to limit my boredom. With my parents both gone at work and no restaurants open I knew that this would be the perfect time to learn how to cook. At first it was a struggle. I began with practicing breakfast given that it is the simplest meal of the day. I surprisingly picked up making eggs of all type fairly quickly, so I then moved on to eggs benedict: and to everyone’s surprise it turned out great. I am currently practicing grilling chicken and steaks, but I am running into some problems. Overall, I have made significant progress since the start of the lockdown given that I never even made scrambled eggs before. But cooking is not the only thing that I have been focusing on since coming home.
In addition to learning how to cook, I have found that there is no better time or more important time to work on my health than right now. I have been focusing on my mental health by trying to read a book on topics that interest me such as private equity and economics. Also, I try to walk around my street or read outside in the sun because the fresh air helps me stay focused when I go back inside to work. Lastly, for my physical health I am working out a lot more with all the extra time on my hands to get more in shape and to be ready for rowing come fall of 2020. Between all my reading, walks, and working out I found myself really enjoying these activities I know that once this pandemic is over, I will continue these habits to stay healthy. And while coronavirus will probably be the worst thing to happen in my young adult life, there is no better time to develop new and healthy habits for my future.
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