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Growing Up

Title (Dublin Core)

Growing Up

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Description (Dublin Core)

Hello! I am a 20 year old college student who has been afraid to face the responsibilities the world has for me. I always thought "I'm not ready for responsibility. I can barely take care of myself." Due to this, I always procrastinated on real life tasks outside of school, and depended on my parent. However, COVID-19 came and changed my reality. Everything went remote, and my parent was left facing unemployment. My sick grandmother could no longer get the care she needed, and there was no family member nearby that could help with her wellbeing. It became chaotic. At that very moment, I realized it no longer mattered how I felt about being ready for responsibilities. Majority of people were not "ready", but it became demanded of them to do what they needed to do. Ready or not, I needed to do what I needed to do. After being with myself in silence and calming my nerves, I realized that there were people who needed me to be there to help them, people that I love and care about. I was scared at first to take on such a big burden. I'm a full time student taking more credits than normal, I took up a full time job in order to make sure I took care of my parent, my grandmother, and myself, and I also needed to move out of the home I grew up into a whole other town in order to take care of my grandmother. In all honesty, I was scared. Here I am a young adult, who has not had major responsibilities, being brought into a situation where others depend on me to take charge essentially. This is all taking place in the middle of a pandemic, so it is vital that I am extra cautious, especially living with someone immunocompromised. Despite the uncertainties of what is to come each day, I have learned about myself and what I am actually capable of. Although COVID has brought about countless tragedies, some of which I've experienced, it has allow me to become a stronger, more dependable person for others who will later need me to aid them in any circumstances. It is still a learning process.
Senior undergrad Biology Major

Date (Dublin Core)

September 27, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Yes

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HNSC2100
Fall2020
M. Horlyck-Romanovsky

Partner (Dublin Core)

Brooklyn College

Type (Dublin Core)

text

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Education--Universities
English Health & Wellness
English Emotion
English Labor
English Home & Family Life

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

New York City
responsibility
family
real life
New York

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Brooklyn
Bronx
ConeyIsland
New York
Reality

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Brooklyn College HNSC Prompt

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

9/27/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

10/7/2020
09/18/2021

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Item sets

Covid 19
Brooklyn College

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