FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 | 43

As the weeks flew by, and 
September became October 
and morphed into November, 
I settled into a comfortable 
and enjoyable routine. I 
would meet in person for my 
class on Tuesday evenings, 
attend in-person history club 
meetings and lead in-person 
JSO meetings. My days were 
brightened by forays into the 
student center to get a coffee 
or excursions with my brother 
to visit the Detroit Institute 
of Art. 

A SPEEDBUMP
Unfortunately, this lovely 
routine would, at the end of 
November, undergo a drastic 
change. The COVID positivity 
rate spiked, and Wayne State 
was forced to close many 
on-campus amenities, and 
my in-person classes became 
virtual. 
Events that the JSO had pre-
viously planned also pivoted 
online. While this change was 
disheartening, it was nothing I 
hadn’t done before. Although I 
briefly lamented the loss of my 
newly forged routine, I carried 
on with the understanding 
that the safety of myself and 
my peers far outweighed my 
disappointment of not being 
on campus. 
As winter break began, I 
was again met with the disap-
pointing news that the winter 
2022 semester would be vir-
tual, at least through January. 
While this news left me mel-
ancholic, it also allowed me to 
come to a new realization, one 
that I will hope to take with 
me into the new semester and 
later in life. 
Sometimes, despite our 
best hopes, expectations and 
efforts, life throws us a curve-
ball and we are expected to 

catch it with grace and poise. 
While it may be disappointing, 
it is nothing we cannot handle. 
I have realized over the past 
semester that dealing with 
rapid change is a skill that I 
and many of my peers have 
developed over the past two 
years. 
With so much uncertainty, 
learning to become flexible in 
one’s plans and expectations 
has become a natural neces-
sity. This was not a skill I cul-
tivated on my own. With the 
support of the amazing staff of 
the Hillel of Metro Detroit, my 
professors, friends and family, 
I learned to be resilient and 
adapt to change. The Jewish 
people are nothing if not resil-
ient, strong and adaptable. 
So, I would like to close 
with this message, that though 
rapid change and uncertainty 
are frightening, disheartening 
and even horrifying at times, 
it is nothing but a dark tunnel 
we will get out of together. 
Despite all its challenges, 
it felt wonderful to spend the 
fall semester on campus, and 
while I know that my future 
semesters will bring more 
unanticipated changes and 
challenges, I know now that it 
is nothing I cannot conquer, 
especially with the support of 
all those I love cheering me 
on. 

Loren Safta is a junior majoring in 

public health at Wayne State University.

Hillel of Metro Detroit students 
at Pizza and Trivia night.

COURTESY OF WSU

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