Collected Item: “Coping With Quarantine”
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Coping With Quarantine
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These objects are hobbies I picked up during quarantine
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During the pandemic, I was had more free time. When quarantine started, I was just using my phone all day since I couldn't go out, however, I became tired of just using my phone all day. At first, I didn't know how I could cope with my boredom, but then I remembered the instruments I had my ukulele and guitar. I started playing my ukulele first since I already had some experience doing so, and I improved, learning new strumming patterns and songs every week. However, I ran out of songs to learn, so I went to my guitar, which was a struggle to learn at first. I started out with some basic chords that allowed me to play plenty of songs, and I built up from there trying new complex chords. Playing these instruments gave me something to look forward to when I started quarantine since I had more time I knew what to do with, but now playing instruments has become a regular hobby. Quarantine was tough for people worldwide as we were separated from friends and loved ones, but I believe with the extra free time people are able to work and improve themselves, making them more interesting individuals.
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#Coping, #freetime, #quaratine
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https://www.fender.com/articles/play/7-reasons-to-play-ukulele, https://guitarsquid.com/best-acoustic-guitars/yamaha/
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Guitar image by Maurice Lundgren and ukulele image by Dan Macy and Mike Duffy
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2021-05-15