“What even is a pandemic?”, I ask myself as I’m scrolling Facebook and reading about a new, novel virus that was spreading quickly across the globe and leaving many ill. As most of us know, the pandemic hit a lot of people hard. And I mean hard. We were unknowingly (and unwillingly) thrust into isolation; separated from our closest family, friends, and loved ones.

As someone who thrived off social energy, this was a huge change for me. I was left feeling lonely, isolated, and needing a way to find connection. FaceTime, Zoom, and phone calls just weren’t cutting it.