The only bright side of 2020 is that I do not have to wake up early to catch a bus in order to attend class. Jokes aside, starting my college career with online classes has been quite an experience to say the least. Personally, I enjoy not carrying heavy books or managing a bunch of paper, being able to play music in the background with disturbing everyone else, and also lowkey having snacks in the middle of class. However, I do miss interacting with my friends and classmates in person. Of course, there are downsides to long distance learning. I often find myself zoning out in front of the screen or staring out my bedroom window instead. Lucky for me that FIQWS 10108 is an asynchronous class and I’m in no danger of missing important information from a lecture, although I do have a tendency to take breaks every other five minutes.

I chose this class out of the desire to learn more about psychopathology, because it seems that society is finally putting the spotlight on mental health now that the newer generations are drawing attention to it and especially how it comes into play in an unprecedented time such as the current pandemic. By studying its representation in the literature of the past and today, it’ll make us understand the ideas and the mistakes of the past and help us to not repeat them.