Genuinely Giancarlo

If I had to describe life in one word right now, it would undoubtably be weird . I don't know how else to describe it. Life is just so strange. A lot of people are sick throughout the world and because of that, most major events are cancelled, my school is online, and I'm not supposed to leave my house unnecessarily. I was woken up a couple days ago by the fifth largest earthquake in Utah's recorded history. Life just feels dramatically different than how I would have guessed it would feel at this point. This isn't like any other time I can remember in my life, and I bet it's a time like no other for a lot of people throughout the world. COVID-19, or the coronavirus, has changed a lot of things about daily life for a lot of people. Some of those impacts are small and insignificant, like people not giving as many hugs or handshakes. Some are bigger, like making people dramatically alter their plans or putting jobs on hold or closing borders. A virus that we still ...

As I think about it, I realize that this month is going to be a very busy one for me. Of course I am involved in the regular school, church, and social activities that I usually am, but there are going to be so many more things coming my way during December. I'm trying to be as involved as possible in True Blue, my school's annual December charity drive (which you can learn about here  or by going to the  True Blue website ). I want to go on several dates this month. I am going to serve as a stat-keeper for Bingham's boys basketball teams. Plus, I think I might also get a job before the year ends. And of course just the normal excitement of the Christmas season is unique and thrilling all on its own. But with all of these various activities going on, I had to ask myself: is it all worth it? And the conclusion I came to was a convincing and absolute yes. So here's the thing: I'm not a big fan of being busy. I enjoy living without a schedule and I think it's fu...