Kathleen is a dual major in Psychology and Justice Studies at the University of New Hampshire.
A few weeks ago I was notified by my university's Health and Wellness center that there was a chance I, along with the people I lived with, could have been exposed to COVID-19. Living in my sorority house, this meant that all the girls I lived with were going to be required to quarantine for safety precautions. What I thought was going to be a morbid and long process ended up actually being super beneficial and full of new opportunities.
One thing we can probably all agree on is that it’s very important to make time for the people that matter most to you, no matter how far away they are from you on a daily basis. So, I have decided to make a list of a few easy things that can make long distance friendships and/or relationships more fun and maintainable.
One characteristic of mine that I have taken pride in would be my organizational skills. But don’t get me wrong – my clothes remain unfolded in my laundry basket and I still have bags of my college dorm supplies that have unfortunately gone untouched since I moved back home due to COVID-19. However, the type of organization I am referring to has to do with using daily planners.
As we all know, the COVID-19 has completely taken-over social media, the news, our daily conversations, and even our ability to purchase toilet paper. Times are kind-of crazy right now! All of us Wildcats have been sent home to do online courses for a couple of weeks, leaving us with so much time on our hands. However, this extended time off campus does not necessarily need to be a bad thing!
I don’t know where my interest took a turn from watching shows like Gossip Girls , One Tree Hill , and Pretty Little Liars to all of the sudden being obsessed with true crime… but it happened.