Farewell 2020!
The Lunar New Year is almost here, and only now I’m writing my 2020 year-end.
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There were many reasons for the delay. But the main reason is that 2020 summaries seem to have been written to death—mostly about the pandemic and misfortunes.
My first reaction to 2020 was naturally the pandemic and the various misfortunes around me. There was misfortune for all of humanity and for myself. If I listed them all, it would take forever. So this time I decided to write about some of the more positive things that happened to me this year.
🎉 Becoming an Adult
In January this year, I finally turned 18. I had looked forward to adulthood for a long time. After becoming an adult, there were many things I could do that I couldn’t before—though there were also more hardships.
📷 Photography
In February, I stayed at home for a long time. I was full of frustration and sadness. I had always wanted a camera, and it felt like the right moment, so I used years of savings to buy a second-hand camera.
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🐱 Adopting a Cat
At the end of April, a friend asked if I wanted to adopt a cat. His friend could no longer keep it, so I adopted it. At that point, I had already been stuck at home for four months because of the pandemic. The cat’s arrival brought some joy to my life.
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🏸 Badminton
In May, school finally started and I had a chance to leave home. Everything outside felt like another world. After being shut in for so long, we craved socializing and exercise, like we’d just been released from prison. It was also then that I started truly playing badminton. At the time I couldn’t even serve, let alone rally. Now at least I can serve.
🚅 Solo Trip
In August, all Wuhan attractions were free. I had planned back in 2019 to go to Wuhan for a concert in the summer of 2020, so I took a two-day solo trip. But because of the pandemic, many concerts were canceled, so I only went to one makeshift concert. It wasn’t great and didn’t make me happy. Then I visited Yellow Crane Tower and East Lake—East Lake is truly beautiful.
📕 Reading
After finishing my first book in 2019, I started reading more and more in 2020. I read the following books in 2020:
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🎵 Music
This year I got deeply into classical music; Chopin is amazing. http://music.163.com/playlist?id=5202011193
On the last night of 2020, I still didn’t realize the year was about to end, until the TV’s New Year countdown began. I said to myself, “Ah, so 2020 really is over—I didn’t even feel it ending.”
After that, the unknown 2021 began.