This Sunday, I was invited to attend a concert with my music instructor. It was great to have this since it is rare that music concerts are still available to be hosted during this pandemic. The concert is on percussion music which played a lot of pieces in marimba and that was probably the main reason I was so passionate to go. There were several familiar pieces played throughout the concert as some of them were popularly played in national competitions. I am glad that I get to use this time on the weekend to attend this concert. It gives me a sense of being once again connected to the music I love throughout my career as a musician and as a person.

I decided to do some practice on my volleyball skills as the sport season is starting again. It has been a long time since the last game I played last year November and it is due to the restriction of the pandemic. I plan to do some basic drills on bumping because that is the most used skills that will be applied as a volleyball player, especially a libero. It is necessary for me to get that sense of “touch” of volleyball which most of athletes do know the feeling of that. It is essential to have that feeling when playing volleyball because it gives you confident and feel more connected to the ball itself. Here is an exemplar video for practicing the basic of volleyball bumping.

During this summer, I was also able to do volunteer in a hospital in Tainan for a week. I stayed in the emergency area of the hospital, mainly assisting the nurses and doctors on the patients that need the most urgent care and treatment. To be honest, I was not able to really help anything medically, however, I was still able to help out on things such as moving hospital beds and helping the nurses to take medicine from the pharmacy in the hospital, things that do not necessarily require an advanced level of medical knowledge. It was a busy week, patients were coming in every second. Occasionally, the whole emergency area looks like a place that is in chaos but somehow in order. Nurses were rushing everywhere and asking me to do all kinds of things that I could help within my ability as a high school student. It was a fulfilling week and I learned a lot of stuff in this week. I solidly experience the life of a nurse and we really have to appreciate that each of them is standing on line to fight for everything for the patients. It once again reinforces the importance of medical staff to fight against the coronavirus every single day and to honor them with all the respect.