COVID-19 has turned our way of life upside down.  Adapting to the new normal is a process and everyone goes through it just a little bit differently.  Today on Wandering Zen we get the perspective from Maia and Lucas, two awesome kids whose high school experience has dramatically shifted.  They chat about sheltering-in-place and some of the things that they do to pass the time and stay connected to their friends.

Maia (17) & Lucas (15) are native Southern Californians whose lives, in many ways, have been paused in the wake of COVID-19 across the globe.  I’ll turn it over to them to give you more background…  Lucas –  “Knowing French, my mom taught me and my sister the language at a young age, and now I’m bilingual. I used to go to a French American school in LA and then a different one in La Jolla, but in 7th grade, I transitioned into a fully American public school. Now, in high school, I’ve become fully accustomed to the regular American schooling system and the culture that goes with it. I’m in the band, which I recommend everyone joins since it has personally made my school life great and I’ve made and lost many friends throughout the years. With social distancing in full effect, the regular occupations and events I participate in, along with most others, are suddenly not doable. I find that I make a decent example of how the average fifteen-year-old deals with being trapped indoors for a very long time.”   Maia’s path has paralleled Lucas’, and she adds, ” I miss all of my friends, and I miss Drama and being in shows (I do costumes!).  I’ll be disappointed if I miss the beginning of my senior year because of covid19.”