This semester I was fortunate to have the opportunity to live at school and attend classes in-person and online. To ensure it would be a safe learning environment, my university enforced a two week quarantine period upon arrival. Our meals were delivered to us and we attended classes online until the quarantine period ended. I wasn’t totally stuck inside though as we were allotted two periods of outside time a day where we could exercise and escape our rooms. This is my first year as an upperclassman, so I got to enjoy the benefits of living in a university owned apartment with three of my close friends. I found this especially beneficial for the quarantine period as I wasn’t confined to just a dorm room. I also enjoyed having my own kitchen because I spent a lot of my time cooking my own meals and trying new recipes. Covid-19 restrictions hindered a lot of my extracurricular activities, but as restrictions were lifted I was able to return to the things I loved doing like playing ultimate frisbee on the club team with my friends. I had a particularly tough course load this semester, but two of my favorite classes were Games and Strategies and Health Economics. In Games and Strategies I learned about game theory, which is the study of decisions where the best strategy requires taking into account the decisions of others. In Health Economics I learned tools to study health care markets. We learned about social determinants of health, supply and demand of health insurance, hospital competition, comparisons of different health systems in the world, and more. Even with all the covid restrictions I had a great semester, and it gave me a greater appreciation of my university for working so hard to allow the students to come back. I would like to thank MVYouth for their continued financial support throughout my higher education. I am so grateful, and I cannot wait to return to school for the spring semester!