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Collected Item: “Trying New Hobbies”

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Trying New Hobbies

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

Video memory.

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 sums up what the beginning of the pandemic was like for me. I was bored as hell, and I just wanted to do something I thought would be a productive use of my time. So when I looked at the guitar in the corner of my room I figure I give it try. Besides, it was just collecting dust anyway. I feel like everyone was trying new things or new hobbies to make up for being inside for so long. Especially if you have a big family like me. The funny thing is that after about four weeks, I just stopped playing. I think I'll get back into it soon.

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?

Productivity, Bored, Insane,

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

Aaron Burns

Give this story a date.

2020-04-16
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