Finding ways to cope with quarantine
December 31, 2020
Bilge Nur Güven/YJI
Regardless of where they are on the globe, teenagers are dealing with the ongoing problems of the coronavirus pandemic in unique and creative ways, from cooking and exercising to social media and everything in between.
Youth Journalism International student reporters interviewed young people around the world about coping with quarantine.
Getting creative
As teenagers stopped going to schools, gyms, cinemas, and meeting with friends, they were deprived of doing the simplest of things, like shaking someone’s hand or socializing.
“I stress bake,” said Sophie King, 15, of McLean, Virginia, who said she also re-did her room, moving all the furniture and painting everything.