WHAT I DID DURING QUARANTINE

I just graduated from college last January, it had never occurred to me that a Covid-19 virus would emerge that made me have to do self-quarantine at home. Previously I thought that I would immediately look for work and could immediately work one month or two from my graduation. But in fact, Covid-19 made me not get a job until now. But it did not become an obstacle for me to keep looking for job vacancies and apply for work.

Of course, if we have to stay at home, we will be confused. We will be confused about what we have to do because accustomed to activities outside the home. Instantly we immediately look for things that can be done to spend time at home.

Well, therefore I want to tell my experience to spend time during self-quarantine which might be useful for you who will still be at home even though now it has entered the new normal.

Some things that I do to keep myself productive during self-quarantine:

1. Make Dalgona Coffee

Surely you all familiar with Dalgona coffee? Dalgona coffee began to trend at the beginning of self-quarantine. Most of us make Dalgona coffee because it's famous in Tiktok. Many people in Tiktok make this drink.

Dalgona coffee is a beverage trend that contains two layers, namely coffee foam at the top and cold milk at the bottom.

How to make it is quite easy, you only need instant coffee, two teaspoons of sugar, and one hot spring tea which you then stir until the coffee thickens like foam. After that, pour your cold milk or milk with ice cubes into a glass and pour the coffee that has become foam on top of the cold milk.

For those of you who have a mixer stirring coffee must be very easy, but for those of you who don't have a mixer and use a spoon, it will be quite difficult like me. Why? because stirring up the coffee is really taking a long time until my own hands. And usually, if the mixer doesn't use the mixer, it doesn't really work, but it still tastes good!

This is a Dalgona coffee photo that I made by using a spoon to whisk the coffee.

2. Join the Online Course

In the midst of this pandemic and new normal, of course, a lot of time we can use to hone our abilities in any field right. It was really based on my experience of not being able to do anything for a whole month made me so slow in thinking and counting. Even my writing is a mess. Therefore, I began to realize that this time I could use to attend online courses on the internet.

These are some of the site courses that I follow during self-quarantine to keep me thinking and not be slow.

• Linkedin Learning

For those of you who are looking for work and have a Linkedin account, you can use your account to access Linkedin Learning.

Linkedin Learning is a learning site that is part of Linkedin for you who want to explore more about your abilities or even learn other new things. Linkedin provides paid and free learning. But if what you want to paid to learn, you can take advantage of the opportunity for one month for free before paying the next month.

Surely you will get a certificate when you have completed your learning.

For more information, you can visit https://www.linkedin.com/learning

• Harvard University Free Online Course

For those of you who are interested in knowing how to study and what kind of learning at Harvard University you can study through Harvard University Free Online Course. Of course, because this learning is free of charge you may not get as much learning as you want, but it can add to your insights on new things.

For more information, you can visit https://online-learning.harvard.edu/catalog/free

• Government Work

Who does not know the Prakerja? Prakerja is a competency development program in the form of cost assistance aimed at job seekers, laid-off workers, or workers who need competent improvement. You can use this program to hone your skills. From this program, you can take lessons from Kemnaker, Pijar Mahir, Tokopedia, Skill Academy by Ruangguru, Mau Belajar Apa, Bukalapak, and Pintaria. In addition to learning, you will also get a certificate and incentive money every month of Rp. 650,000 for four months.

For more information, you can visit https://www.prakerja.go.id

• Course on Twitter

You can also independently search for information on Twitter about courses held by many influencers or other workers who provide free courses for pandemic guys, by starting to follow people who are public figures or even information from your lecturers or campus.

3. Watch Movies and YouTube

Before Covid-19, it might be hard for you to take the time to watch. Well, here it is time for you to watch the movie as much as you want. By working from home, of course, give you time to tax yourself by watching films that you have not had time to watch before.

Besides watching movies, you can also take your time to watch YouTube. Don't you have the chance to watch the TV program you like? you can watch it on YouTube. For those of you who like horror and conspiracy or add insights about unique things that you may never know before, Bright Side, Sisi Terang, and also Korea Roemit or Nessie Judge can be your choice.

4. Exercise If there is nothing you can do, sleep is indeed the most pleasant thing. But it turns out too much sleep is not good, not that you are healthy you even sick. Slip exercise for about 30 minutes every day to be able to protect the condition of your body. You can do Zumba via YouTube, jog around the house, or play racket in front of your house.

5. Hone Your Skills

If you like makeup, this is the right time for you to hone your skills in makeup. If you like to DIY, of course, you have plenty of free time to create. If you like taking pictures this is your chance to hone your skills as a photographer or model at a time. Like me, I use this time to be creative by photographing myself and trying to use the existing property at home to become my photo property. Or you can make blog-website like this blog-website!

This is me take a photoshoot of my self during the quarantine.

Now that's some of the things I do to fill my free time during this quarantine, I hope this article is useful for you to spend time positively during entering new normal. Wish you have a nice day!

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