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My Summer Experiences -2020!

As the year ends, let me take you down the memory lane through my experiences, when all ruckus began.... "the Summers of 2020." 



The summers this year started a bit early; the scorching heat of the sun made me sweating from early March itself. Even the vacations began very soon and lasted so long that it hasn’t come to an end yet. This summer, I have gone through a series of emotions and experiences that are full of contrasts. Unlike the rest of the years, after a point- I felt like I want to be in college, be with my friends, play together, attend lectures, and plan out for some activity outside. In the beginning, for a few days, I experienced Joy; I was delighted that I’ll get some time to rest and to learn something new. 

Due to the lockdown, many people started losing their jobs - the economy began to fumble - I experienced a sense of fear, anxiety, and insecurity, thinking about what will happen to us if we also go through the same financial crisis.
Since we got off from the institute, I am at my aunt’s place in the outskirts of Agra. There is a railway track behind the house. This summer, no trains were running on it- only what I could see were poor laborers migrating, covering huge distances by-foot, in flamingly hot weather- this sight gave me an experience of suffering and agony. Hearing the news of people who succumbed to corona, many great artists and actors who left the world confronted me with loss, which was fortunately not personal, still created a void within. 

By the end of June, it felt like we are about to skip a semester of our studies, but as it is well-known modern problems require modern solutions, I had my first ever experience with the online classes that were both comfortable and annoying simultaneously! No! It isn’t it that I only had terrible and awful experiences this summer; there were some happy moments too. I, my sibling, and my cousin played terrace cricket every evening with our own set of rules and boundaries, the only time of the day when I felt that everything is normal around me. 
I experienced a little bit of procrastination and remorse as well- I wished and wanted to do many things at the same time though sometimes when I was not able to decide, I just laid on the bed and ended up doing nothing fruitful. 

I am pretty sure that these are not only my summer experiences- every one of us must have had gone through similar situations and circumstances. It was an overall unforgettable summer, and a year that etched in the mind. However, at the same time, I wish never to have such summers ever again in my lifetime. 

"Say good bye to 2020! And welcome 2021🥳🎊 on new note. Share your memories of 2020 in the comment section. Flush out the bad ones and keep the good memories with you to cherish forever."

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~ Anonymous 
(Because I don't want people to cuss me on the last day of 2020 🙈😳😂)

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