In March, my family and my uncles went on a skiing trip to Okemo. It was real fun. I learned skiing and I went up a couple of ramps all by myself. I loved it and enjoyed the 2 days of skiing. It was a good vacation. I heard about coronavirus during the trip. I celebrated my birthday the same month. I expected a birthday with my friends and family. But then the Governor decided to keep everyone inside their homes for their safety. But I still had a good birthday with my family.

As we stayed home everything went remote. My 3^rd grade classes were remote, and I learnt how to use Zoom for the first time. It was fun and I got to use my dad’s laptop. My Piano classes went remote too!

During the summer break in June and July, I spent time with my brother. We played lots of games in the backyard. I’ve never had so much fun with my brother before!! I got to read a lot of books too.

In August I had my first holy communion! I was supposed to have it in May, but Achan and my Dad postponed it to August. My Grandparents were supposed to come, but they couldn’t because of travel ban. I missed seeing my grandparents this year, but I also didn’t want to miss my first communion. I hope to meet them next year.

In September, I started 4^th grade remotely again. It was different and I saw my classmates on Zoom. I did classes on a computer, but do you know the best thing about remote learning? The breaks!!

Remote learning is really fun. I was looking forward to having classes in school, but having classes remotely works too.

In October, I even attended my uncles wedding remotely! I saw both Kochachan and Minna mema (my Uncle and Aunty) remotely. My mom was sad because she couldn’t attend the wedding in-person. But we had a good time watching the wedding on TV. During Halloween, I was expecting to go Trick-Or-Treating, but I couldn’t visit homes for treats.

November wasn’t that interesting, till Jacob uncle showed-up. Jacob uncle comes home for every thanksgiving and this year, even though there was Corona he didn’t make an exception.

He came 2 weeks ahead of time and spent the whole month with me and my brother. He taught me how to code. I made a game called “Pong” using Scratch!

I was hoping he would stay for Christmas, but he had already made plans to go skiing with his friends. After he left, something fun happened.

December, Right after Jacob uncle left, my other uncle, Mathew showed-up to our house for Christmas. It was really fun! I hoped that Mathew uncle would stay for a week longer, but he couldn’t because he had work at the hospital.