 So we all know how difficult it is to be physically and socially distanced from our loved ones right now You know our friends and our family also just in general having to be six feet apart from the people around you feels very bizarre And so as we're learning new ways to stay connected I feel like I'm a zoom expert now. I know everything that there is to know I was wondering I wanted to open it up to all of you Do you have any recommendations or want to share any experiences about how you've been able to stay connected with friends? This past semester, but also in general and how you've been able to maintain community Maybe through orgs or committees that you're on or any other school school groups that you might be in Yeah, for me, I think social media was the I use social media the most to communicate with everyone on my friends Additionally, I am also part of the tennis team. So we did have our team get together at least twice a week and That way we were all It was it was our sense of community and We that was very helpful to stay in touch our coach was also there and even though we didn't have a season it was really good to stay in touch through zoom meetings and Workouts together also virtual workouts, but yeah FaceTime calls and being on zoom a whole lot with like everything like org meetings Just catching up with friends Yeah, and then since I was also on campus I did have some of my friends on campus as well. So we were able to Socially distance that like meet up and have like dinner or a breakfast or lunch together outside when the weather was so nice So that was good. I Think for me the best way was to set up like Weekly-timed calls with friends or something Because I think like once it was like in my calendar in my schedule Then it was like a part of my routine and then like no matter what I would be talking to friends or family And yeah, I think for me the whole thing was just setting up a routine and like scheduling my calls really helped I did the exact same thing with my friends I live by my Google calendar and I'm also very forgetful So like a couple weeks ago by and I'd realized I hadn't talked to a particular person and I'm like, oh, no And so we found a time that worked and so like a friend of And I had a weekly recurring lunch where we eat lunch together talk about life and everything which was really nice I agree with you Shweta like it social media was a game changer Maybe I'm just nosy, but I like being able to see what people are up to you and still feel connected and all of that kind of stuff For sure. I know that like I felt really isolated this past fall even though I was doing all these things just because You know, there's not that many Mount Holyoke people in Michigan where I'm at So I couldn't really do a social distance hangout and Even if I'm FaceTiming friends, there's still people that you miss and don't ever get a chance to like connect with so I think that was like one of the things I struggled with was feeling very removed from that Mount Holyoke community But I'm hoping in this spring to be able to incorporate it more into my schedule like I was saying that might help with that Did anyone else experience that type of isolation? Maybe maybe it's just me. I Forgot to add but Since I was also on campus. I did have friends and we were able to meet when the weather was Okay But when it got colder and we had to Take the meals inside. I feel like even though we were living on campus There were so many people there are so many students around us It could be a little isolating to have a meal by yourself every time But again, it was only the last I think the last half of the second month. So till then Definitely eating with friends socially distance outside was really good on campus Yeah, I've been using like Netflix party a lot where like I'll FaceTiming a friend and then we'll be watching the movie together or I can Like screen share through zoom and we can watch it at the same time if I share my audio and so that's been really fun and Hopeful in that way like figuring out how to navigate a remote environment to remove those feelings of isolation for sure. I Think you haven't lived the remote experience until you both are watching the same show on separate computers and have to like start and stop I Think that's pretty much summarizes me watching TV with my friends