It has been more than 2 months since the school closed down due to the unprecedented situation of Covid-19. While some people might take this situation in a negative way, I chose to do the opposite and use it as an opportunity to improve on my weakness and learn new skills.

One thing that I really like about the DLP is that I get to sleep for a longer amount of time as usual during school I would wake up at around 6:00pm compared to now at 8:45pm. However, one thing I noticed is that the classes are usually shorter at around 1 hour instead of the regular 1 and a half hour classes, therefore sometimes it is difficult to finish the assigned work.

Activity: Since it has been 2 months since school has shut down, over the past 2 months I had a goal to exercise 3 times a week in the gym in my apartment. My workout consists of 15 minutes running on the treadmill as a warm-up followed by 5 mins of dynamic stretching. Then I do 3 sets of 8 reps of pushups, jumping squat and lunges. Then I do 2 sets of 12 reps in the lat pull machine. One thing I newly added is jump roping as it increases stamina, agility, and jumping ability along with fixing a bad posture resulting from hours of sitting. Doing this has not only made me become stronger but allowed me to prepare for future SAISA’s as well.

Service: Due to school closure the extent to service is limited as I did Gecko Net, but I realized that service can be anything such as making my bed, help to do the dishes, and cleaning the house. So over the past 2 months, I help my mom twice a week doing the dishes, cleaning the house, and sometimes even helping in cooking. Doing this made me feel happy considering all the hard work that my mom does every day.

Creativity: This 2-month break has allowed me to realize the interests I have for the Stock market thus usually twice a week I would learn about the stock market through various sources such as Investopedia. I think that everyone should have some knowledge on the Stock market and investing as it is a very smart thing to do with your savings in the future.

Learning Outcomes:

I have achieved LO2 as I have taken new challenges such as intensive exercising something that I did not do during school,I have been able to develop new skills such as increase flexibility and strength along with an increase in knowledge about the stock market.

I have been able to achieve LO4 by consistently exercising 3 times a week and helping my mother twice a week even if I don’t feel like doing it, also I have achieved LO1 by identifying my strengths and developing areas of personal growth such as improving my posture,my strength, and knowledge of the stock market.