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-: My mother's a police officer.
So she was working during the Omaha riots
and we believe
that's where she had contracted COVID
and then she had brought it home to my family.
So pretty much my whole family,
especially my grandpa who's older he's like 75 ish.
So having that COVID and seeing it like affect
the people that I love closest to me was probably one
of the biggest things.
And then as well as coming to campus knowing
that I could possibly expose myself.
So I'm not able to go home as much
and see my family is definitely one of the harder things
that I have to go through,
especially during this time.
One thing I always tell students,
especially my mentees,
is that it's definitely
a lot more mental aspects
that they don't talk about,
especially being in college,
like the adjustment from high school.
So I always tell them my mentees
to be able to understand like
how to relieve their stress,
ways to not let their stress build up as well
as still enjoy time for yourself.
Like understanding that you are a student,
but you're also a human first.
So make sure that you're taking that time out
of your life to be able
to enjoy and live your life as well
as still focus on your studies.
Definitely one of the biggest resilient factors
this year is just being able to get through the year
and progressing day by day.
'Cause it seems like every single day is full
of uncertainty this year.
You don't know what's gonna happen
or what's gonna come next.
And just being able to be prepared as well
as have yourself ready for
whatever happens is definitely one
of the biggest resilience factors that I think
I was able to gain through this 2020 year.
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