Ciao, my lovely friends!
It has been 2 years too long. The year 2020 was supposed to be a big year for me, moving abroad, living alone, entering my senior year of college, and achieving many more of my personal goals. With the world coming to a halt, I have to address the current situation. COVID-19 has shaken the world and brought so many new things to light. The health of every human. The economy of every country. The job status of each individual. The strengths and weaknesses of technology. The environment and much more. I wanted to share my somewhat unique situation with you all. As some of you might know, I recently had the opportunity to study abroad in Milan, Italy - some call it the fashion capital of the world, others can call it the epicenter of COVID-19 in the western world, I call it the best city in the world. In the two months I lived there, I experienced Milan with no cases to the final tipping point where they placed Milan and eventually Italy into a lockdown basically forcing me to move back to America. It would be an understatement to say that I was angry. This was the experience of a lifetime and it felt like it was ripped away from me. Because for the first time in my life, I truly loved the person I was - hardworking, curious, friendly, independent, cultured, and confident. I lost my time abroad but when I landed back in the United States, I realized I lost more. I lost everything I was looking forward to - an internship, job security after college, and potentially my senior year. I kept thinking from the perspective of "I lost this or I lost that or why me?". I'm in my early 20s and all of a sudden everything in my life is uncertain. It took me awhile to get over the self-pity and realize that I was not the only one dealing with the consequences of COVID-19. I have friends who lost loved ones. I have friends who are worried how to make end meets with the current economy. We all are quarantined, we all have uncertain futures, we all are trying to figure out what the fuck to do. Thankfully, there are medical staff and essential employees around the world who are working the frontline, risking their lives to protect us. I am eternally grateful for the people sacrificing their own family-time to protect and help the rest of the world. The more serious we take the situation now, the healthier and better we will be in the long-run. During this time, I have created many goals, new blogpost ideas and started working on other business ventures (which I will hopefully announce soon)! Thank you for reading this and sticking by me for almost the last 6 years. Please stay safe and sane during this time and I promise we will get through this. A presto, Sitara
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