Dear Diary,

The weather is getting warm. Around this time of the year, I would normally go shopping for spring clothes and hang out with my friends at the park. But I can’t, at least not for a really long time. It’s been exactly one week since I stepped outside my house. Boredom is eating away at my entire family. Everywhere on the internet, I see people raving about the new Animal Crossing game. My sister and I have been hard-core contemplating on whether we should buy a Nintendo Switch just to play it. But then we’d sulk about how we need to save money during this time rather than spend it, and end up playing a game of Monopoly. 

The beginning weeks of quarantine have messed up my sleep schedule. With all the time in the world, I’ve been waking up long past noon. However, recently I thought of it as an opportunity to become a morning person. I’m lightly forcing myself to wake up earlier and reclaim the sunrise. I’m an avid fan of poetry, and picked up a new book that my sister recommended to me. It’s called The Universe of Us by Lang Leav. This book has been my go-to every night. The poet’s words sound like beautiful cascades of love and loss, and they hit deep. 

Amidst the dreary situation, I finally heard some good news that I got a scholarship to my dream school! It’s hard to believe that I will be a college student in the fall. I’m still very hopeful for the future and know that sooner or later, we will be able to go back out into society.

Yours truly, 

Ji Min