This March, my high school was closed due to COVID-19, therefore I had to return home in a week. It was a huge shock and challenge for me. I did not expect that school closure happened so quickly, nor did I expected the difficulty of looking for flight tickets. At that time, many countries in the world are gradually refusing Chinese passengers to enter without visas, which brought me a lot of trouble when I was searching for flight tickets. Meanwhile, flight tickets became expensive day by day, and they were sold out immediately after they were released. Fortunately, I got a flight ticket one day at midnight and was able to get back home in the middle of March.
But I did not realize that bigger challenges came next until I arrive home. I went through a 14-day quarantine in an assigned hotel. The hotel room was quite comfortable actually; there is a large bed, a clean bathroom, and a really nice bathtub. However, comfortable life made me lazy. In the 14-day quarantine and half of a mouth after that, I did not do anything besides waking up at noon, have lunch and watch shows till dinner.
That lifestyle was neither good for my health nor my “happiness”. I soon felt that I was wasting my life, while I was not glad for having an empty life. For sure I did not have to worry about my assignments; I thought I would be happy and relaxed, but they lasted for such a short period of time and then disappeared. In May, I decided to apply for an internship. That decision impacted my life, and it, to a large extent, changed my life during COVID.
I worked in the HR department, where I learned a lot of things every day. I had never worked in a company, so it was challenging for me in the beginning. During my first two weeks there, my job varied from organizing the warehouse to filtering resumes. I was exhausted every single day after work. I struggled to find the importance of my work because I felt it could be done by anyone, not necessarily me, which made me frustrated. However, I did not choose to quit; it was my internship and also a great opportunity to learn things. I requested myself to insist for a month at least, and do not compromise to failures.
I now feel glad because I did not quit. After a month, I surprisingly found things became easier. I was more familiar with my works, and I was able to do them better. My work was not as hard as a month ago. I started to enjoy my work and learn from it. After the second month, I decided to work there for one more month, and one more month, and I finished my internship. That is how I show grit and flourish in my life when I face adversities in COVID-19.
