Initially, when the pandemic broke out and I learned about the closure of the university for two weeks of quarantine, I was convinced that this was the length of the break in our studies. During this time, I was able to drive home, where I spent my quarantine time with my family. Unfortunately, the pandemic in Poland and all over the world has spread and it was necessary to switch to remote learning. The first difficulty I encountered during the pandemic was to change my home and work. On the day I was leaving my apartment, I didn't know if I was coming home or going to another city to work. Two hours before returning the keys to the apartment, I found out that I got a job and that I was moving to Międzyzdroje. I was working in a grocery store at the checkout. It was a period of increased disease, which was quite scary for me because I was in the front line of infection every day, I had contact with a large number of people. At the same time, I worked full-time and studied, which was quite a challenge for me, because I often spent the night to write another essay or a job for studies or to prepare for classes for the next day. At that time my friends from college helped me a lot, thanks to them I knew what I have to prepare for which day and what I have to learn from. They were a great support for me.At that time, it also turned out that my dad's health deteriorated significantly and he had to go to sick leave, which, unfortunately, continues to this day. I was very sorry because I could not be there to help him physically, but then, as well as today, I often talk to him and give him psychological support. The first time I felt a pandemic quite hard was when I couldn't come home for Easter and it was my first Easter away from home. After all, I talked to my family on the webcam and I spent Ester with my friends from the house where we lived. Whenever someone needed help in making purchases because he was in quarantine or was an elderly person, I had no problem to provide this help. I supported various collections for respirators and help in the fight against the pandemic. I always try to be a support for my family and friends. More than once, I also gave emotional support to people who confided in me at the checkout. After the holidays, when it turned out that we would still have remote teaching, I returned to Szczecin and once again I had to look for a job and because of the covid reign it was difficult. I had the hardest time going through the Christmas season because again through covid it turned out that I can't go home for Christmas. It was a big blow for me, because we always spent these Christmas in a large family circle and I had to stay alone in an apartment in Szczecin.These days were a very difficult time for me, in which I obtained emotional support from my friends who wrote to me and called on the camera to talk so I would not feel lonely. I am grateful for any type of support I have received from the outside and at the same time I also want to be support for others and if there is such a possibility, I am very happy to help people who need it.
The pandemic taught me that anything can collapse in an instant. We can lose jobs, livelihoods, the possibility of seeing another person, but it also taught me that we are able to unite, which was exemplified by fundraising as well as going out to the balcony and singing together, organizing support for the elderly or people in quarantine. Thanks to the pandemic, I learned to support at a distance and I experienced support at a distance, I learned to help selflessly here and now. I know it will be hard for us to get back to life before the pandemic, but I hope it will happen as soon as possible and we can get back to normal, or at least part of it.