There is light, positivity to be found during this pandemic. Everyone has been impacted in some way – and some much more than others. There are moments when time seems to run achingly slow. And there are days that seem like things are spinning out of control.
If we’re able, it might be good to stop, take a deep breath and ask ourselves two simple questions. What have we learned through all of this so far? And for what are we most grateful right now? That’s just what we did with students, staff and faculty at Salt Lake Community College. In a series of eight posts this month, we give you some of their answers. We hope it brings a little light and positivity into your day.
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Merin Cook, student
Merin has “learned how important it is to support each other.” As a CNA at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, she is grateful for the support of her co-workers. Merin says, “its going to be okay.”
Alison Arndt-Wild, Assistant Professor Journalism and Digital Media
Alison works with technology everyday but says that this year she has learned even more about technology than she could have possibly imagined. Alison says that she has “learned to utilize that technology to still keep connected with my students to keep them going.” She’s especially grateful for her family. She worried that spending more time with them would drive her insane but that it’s just made her appreciate them more.
Christian Mendoza, student
Christian "never realized how many things we took for granted.” He says the pandemic made him “consider what I was doing that I could do better” with his family. He says he is thankful for his parents and siblings “because they’ve been there a lot during this tough time.”
Mariana Lico de Freitas, student
Mariana says that this year has helped her to be more patient with herself and others. Mariana’s attitude is that “every time there’s a storm there’s a rainbow.” She says that even though it feels like we are in a big bad storm right now that “it’s going to be all right in the end.”
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