I didn’t realize the severity of the Coronavirus, until my mother went to Pakistan and a couple of days later schools closed. Schools closed and my mother was well in Pakistan, the first week of quarantine was not that bad but, after the second week things changed and I began to realize some things. With schools closed teachers assigned work online and it was a lot of work since I was receiving work from every teacher. My second week went by as I completed assignments and regularly called my mom from Pakistan to see how she is. The third week arrived and my mom was supposed to come back but Pakistan went into a lockdown and all flights were cancelled. I was living with my dad and sisters and we all began to feel anxious and restless. We started to get tired of each other and didn’t want to do any of the chores that our mother would usually do. During this time, I realized how much my mom does for the family and I and how grateful I am to have her. During this time I began painting. I began from painting sunsets and landscapes and from there portraits. In 3 weeks, I taught myself how to paint portraits and real art. I am still painting and trying to get better. I advise that we all stay home and try to keep ourselves busy with learning new hobbies and talents. We can stay motivated by keeping active and still doing things that we would do if we were not in quarantine like studying, chatting with friends and exercising because in the end, we still have a life to live.