Feeling the warmth of the sun as we walk through the streets of a familiar street is somehow a distant memory. The sight of what once was so familiar would feel like a new scene. Where once we've spent hours of our day, would now feel like a dream so real.
Nostalgic, it may seem.
Most of our cherished memories as students revolve around our social life. The gala with friends after classes, the org activities everyone enjoys, the school concerts with no physical distancing in mind, and our comfort foods around the campus are some of the things we surely miss. Truly our social endeavors are part of the so-called "best four years" of our lives, and one thing I'm sure everyone hopes to experience again is the fun we have amidst the hardships.
No one would have foreseen the current predicament of our learning system. We all have taken the life we had for granted. With all of our efforts to bring students back to their alma mater, the question is, will it ever be the same?
Surely, we look forward to the day when our campuses will reopen. Going back to the corridors of our universities would feel like going home despite being gone for so long, and the memories of what once was our daily lives would come flooding like a bitter-sweet memory. However, with the virus still present in our environment, going back to our campuses may no longer mean experiencing the freedom we had in the years before the pandemic.
Health is a far more pressing concern over students' satisfaction.
With the nearing possibility of face-to-face classes in PUP, everyone's safety must be our priority; thus, our hopes for the things we miss the most in face-to-face learning may no longer happen.
Yet, we can remain confident in the betterment of our current learning circumstances through the reopening of campuses. The primary goal of providing the quality education we deserve, hindered by distance learning, will soon fade. Only now do we have to consider the virus in everything we do and be wary of our role in mitigating it.
Sure, maybe we can find a sense of satisfaction with how accessible the in-person student services are, finally connecting with professors and fellow students more efficiently, meeting new friends, and merely seeing the walls of our campus. But deep down, it will never compare to the life we once had.
We can only hope that what once was our typical daily life will not just become a memory so blue.
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Written by: Julia Torres
Layout and Design by: Adrian Nabua
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