The Coronavirus hit early March of 2020 causing a worldwide pandemic. There was a stay at home order issued shortly after. By having to stay home, that meant the public was shut down. Including schools. With the school building being closed, I was forced to join remote learning. Remote learning is when you are not physically present in the classroom, you are online. Looking into a computer screen, learning from home. I had a horrible experience with distance learning. My grades began to drop and I became deeply depressed. Being able to stay in bed and do your school work from the comfort of your home, you would think it’s unchallenging. More like a mislead fantasy. Students and teachers were using Google Classroom to meet. I wasn’t required to turn on my camera so I had an advantage. It became a habit of mine to just log into the Google Meet and go back to sleep. Sleeping throughout my classes, I wasn’t getting the information I needed to complete my assignments. I wasn’t learning anything. I had no idea what was going on in none of my classes. I stopped doing my work. I stopped caring. I began to fail. My grades were dropping. I was in a deep hole and didn’t know how to come out of it. I officially gave up. No self motivation. Becoming deeply depressed. I couldn’ recognize who I was. What stuck out to me the most was, how can I go from an honor roll student to all F’s? My first two semesters I failed miserably. Me and my mom made the decision to send me back to school in person. At first I was hesitant because I haven’t been in a school environment in a very long time. I was nervous. It was an obvious risk but it’s the best decision I ever made. Only a few days into being in person, my grades made a tremendous change! They progressed quickly. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I knew I was capable of better work and I made it into a reality. Usually someone would say it wasn’t easy but I would beg to differ. Once I stepped foot into the building, my whole demeanor changed. My intentions were pure. And I knew what I had to do. I got straight to work. Going from seeing nothing but missing assignments in Google Classroom to turned in work became a normal sight in my eyes. Alongside Powerschool, there was nothing but A’s and B’s. Going into this school year was difficult but everything played out in my favor correctly and all I can say is I am proud of me!