The new skills Algonquin students learned during self-quarantine

From “how to train your cat to use the toilet” to “how to cut your own hair,” an article published by Los Angeles Times, listed 50 life skills people could learn during self-quarantine.

So, we were wondering about how our students were doing during this time. In a poll posted on our Instagram page, we got some interesting answers when we asked What skills our students have learned over the past few months.

Some students have learned more about themselves, how to be patient and have self-love. Others have learned some technical skills such as photo editing and a few have even started playing an instrument.

Karan Sharma, who is in the third semester of the Computer Programming program, is one of those students.

He said that learning how to play an instrument is something he has always wanted to do. He loves musical instruments, specially guitars (acoustic and electric), flute, and piano.

“Growing up, I never really got an opportunity to learn how to play those instruments. During the quarantine time, I had a lot of spare time at home. So, I decided to start checking off stuff from my bucket list and I went for an acoustic guitar.”

Social distancing also brought other lessons for Sharma.

“I learned that spreading positivity helps to cope with a situation like this. Also, I learned that it’s never too late to start learning something new, as I always wanted to learn how to play guitar but never thought I would start playing it at this age in the time of quarantine,” says Sharma.

“On a funny note, I also learned that we all should be careful what we wish for, because we always keep wishing for some time off from our busy lives, and now that we have a whole lot of time to kill, we all are dying to go outside and have fun.”

Check out what some other students have learned: