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.
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