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Collected Item: “Making the Most of It”

Give your story a title.

Making the Most of It

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photograph from my senior year of high school

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This is my best friend and I taking graduation pictures. COVID-19 closed schools and cancelled senior events, and my best friend moved away. We made the most of it and she spent so much time with me. We filled each day with different celebrations or activities before college. I had to move away first, so we made the most of the time we had. That is what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught me. We need to live right now while following safety measures. It may not feel normal, but you will still have fun. Make the most out of it because there is no use in waiting for normalcy.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#graduation , #COVID-19

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Porscha Maurer-Cordova

Give this story a date.

2020-06-20
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