Santa Clara County\u2019s shelter-in-place order directs everyone to stay home and restricts the operation of all non-essential businesses.<\/p>\n
With sporting events, concerts and schools canceled and social distancing continuing, many students are becoming stir crazy because of a lack of social interaction.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t seen my friends in weeks,\u201d said 18-year-old EVC student Christopher Chavez , who plans on majoring in biology. \u201cNot only do I miss my friends, but I miss working. I can only scroll through social media for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rather than being glued to their phones, students should take this extra time to make and achieve goals.<\/p>\n
To help prevent the boredom that many students are facing, listed are five new things to try during this pandemic.<\/p>\n
Try a new recipe<\/strong> Try meditation and yoga<\/strong> Try journaling<\/strong> Learn something new online<\/strong> Santa Clara County\u2019s shelter-in-place order directs everyone to stay home and restricts the operation of all non-essential businesses. With sporting events, concerts and schools canceled and social distancing continuing, many students are becoming stir crazy because of a lack of social interaction. \u201cI haven\u2019t seen my friends in weeks,\u201d said 18-year-old EVC student Christopher Chavez…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[396,40,869,913,91,42,93,915,85],"staff_name":[839,846],"class_list":["post-14295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","tag-academics","tag-city-college-times","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-journalism","tag-journalism-program","tag-san-jose-city-college","tag-shelter-in-place","tag-sjcc","staff_name-deanna-fulford","staff_name-mila-le"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAs busy college students, food is something that we need to be convenient for when we are on the go.
\nWhether living alone or with family, this time is perfect for learning new recipes and expanding culinary skills.
\nLearning to cook is very beneficial to physical and mental health. Staying away from fast food and takeout is a better option, especially during quarantine.
\nIt is also very rewarding putting love and work into making your food and being able to share it with your friends and family.<\/p>\n\n
\nAs we feel a bit trapped at home with not much to do, students are more likely to feel anxiety and frustration. With hundreds of free yoga and meditation guiding videos online, help is easily accessible.
\n\u201cThe best thing I can offer right now is a little bit of yoga to help you find some stability, some grounding, some time spent inward,\u201d said yogaist Tim Sensesi in his new Quarantine Yoga Challenge YouTube video.
\nYoga is a great way to meditate while developing strong mind-body awareness. The Quarantine Yoga Challenge is an instructional yoga video program Sensesi is offering for free on YouTube.
\n\u201cMeditation has significantly improved my life,\u201d said author Ashley Selleke in her meditation blog. \u201cOnce I realized that you don\u2019t have to sit cross-legged with your eyes closed, I found it to be a great way to step away from the chaos of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nA very therapeutic hobby to pick up right now would be journaling.
\nGoodtherapy.org explains journaling as the purposeful and intentional use of reflective writing to further mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health and wellness.
\nWe are seeing history happen before our eyes and will look back at this moment and remember how different life was.
\nKeeping a journal would be like recording how it was to be living during this time. Your journal entry could make it into a history book one day, or it would be a great memento to share with generations to come.<\/p>\n
\nIn light of COVID-19, many online education providers are reaching out and offering free online courses.
\nAs college students who usually have to pay for courses, we should take advantage of these opportunities while we can.
\nCoursera is offering free business and computer classes from Duke University and Georgia Tech until May.
\nNikon is offering free online photography classes throughout April. Rosetta Stone offers 3 month free trial language learning courses.
\nThere is something for everyone.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"