by Natalie Sorensen, September 13, 2020
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” This quote has captured the essence of this past quarter. Before the pandemic had struck, I had opened a small catering business. However, due to covid-19 I knew my business would have to be on hold temporarily. I did not know when I was going to be able to start out again, or how that would even be a possibility.

by Marcela Murillo Velazco, September 12, 2020
On December 31st of 2019, I told myself, "2020 will be my year" I had such high expectations for this year, and I was very excited to see what destiny had projected for me. I wanted to grow more as a person and honestly know who I am and where I want to go. I did not expect 2020 to be like this (pandemic and catastrophes), but things happened for a reason.

by Randy McInnis, June 12, 2020 “Through hardship to the stars,” a saying I use to overcome the battles of life and transcend me further into my success. Another quarter has ended, and I feel great because I have accomplished the Art of patience and the tenacity to excel under pressure. Dating back to when this quarter first started, I had mixed emotions of how I was going to maneuver my online classes and not physically being in a learning environment due to an announced pandemic that paralyzed the economy, especially the educational system.

by Maheen Sohail, June 30, 2020
2020 has changed our perspectives in an ordinary manner that we all once did not imagine. We have all struggled together and we shall heal from it as well.

by Alex Kinderman, June 27, 2020
2020 has definitely presented itself as a challenging, insane, and dramatic year that is only half way through, but in spite of it I have still tried to move on and keep learning through all of this. One of my biggest learning curves has been learning how to make sourdough bread for the first time! It seems through all the extra free time anyone and everyone was making their starters to use for making sourdough bread and I had to get on the bandwagon.