A Day in the Life: Grace's Blog

It was March 13, 2020, in sunny Los Angeles. I was in my dorm with my best friend, Karina, when we both received an email from our acting school saying we were going on a two-week break because of something called COVID-19. We were aware that something was happening in the world around us but we didn’t think it was bad until that moment. After calling my mom, she said pack as much as you can, you’re coming home. So I packed my stuff and said my goodbyes, and “I’ll see you in two weeks!” Little did I know that was the last I’d see them in person. Once I arrived home, everything moved quickly – lockdowns, quarantine, the whole nine yards. I was thankful mom booked me a flight home when she did because LA went into a total lockdown not long after my departure. After two weeks, we started doing Zoom classes. As a student in musical theatre, you can imagine how disastrous those last few months of school were. I mean, singing on Zoom? Not ideal. Once summer began I started having thoughts of...

My name is Grace Walburn-Jones, I am a sophomore in college here at LBCC. I am working towards earning my bachelors degree in Communications! I want to work for St. Jude Children's Hospital and their fundraising team. I used to struggle in school, especially with Math, Science, and History but I could always rely on English class to be my escape. I took this class because I have always been intrigued with feature  writing and columns in the paper. I am thrilled to see where I go this term! The idea of a blog is really exciting for me, it's  a way for me to express myself without formal writing like essays in school. Three Goals this Term: 1. I'd like to become confident in sending my work into papers for publication. 2.  I'd like to become a more diverse writer, not only doing essays in school but personal pieces that aren't meant for a grade. 3. Finally, I'd like to get into the rhythm of writing in my blog so that I continue to write in it even when the c...