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Learning in Lockdown

Learning in Lockdown – VC Social

Since the pandemic, a few years has made all the difference when it came to education. Did you get to go to a prom? Graduation? Were your first years of college all online? Looking back, every school year had a wildly different experience during lockdown that shaped their future years in school as well. Mae, Sara, Ella, Brooke, Samantha, Rylee, and Jaime talk about their own experiences learning during the pandemic and explore those differences between middle school to high school to college.Note: if you're having trouble with the audio quality, we have a complete transcript of the episode available.Where to Find Us:Maehttps://www.instagram.com/professionallymaehttps://vcsocial.biz/mae-lazarovits/Sarahttps://www.instagram.com/sara_bowman521https://vcsocial.biz/about-sara-bowman/Ellahttps://www.instagram.com/ella.m248https://vcsocial.biz/ella-morgan/Brookehttps://www.instagram.com/brookedoesvcsocialhttps://vcsocial.biz/brooke-wiley/Samanthahttps://www.instagram.com/samsarti16https://vcsocial.biz/about-samantha-sarti/Ryleehttps://www.instagram.com/ryleeromeroo/https://vcsocial.biz/about-rylee-romero/Jaimehttps://www.instagram.com/sweetstar24https://vcsocial.biz/about-jaime-adame/

Since the pandemic, a few years has made all the difference when it came to education. Did you get to go to a prom? Graduation? Were your first years of college all online? Looking back, every school year had a wildly different experience during lockdown that shaped their future years in school as well. Mae, Sara, Ella, Brooke, Samantha, Rylee, and Jaime talk about their own experiences learning during the pandemic and explore those differences between middle school, high school, and college.

Where to Find Us:

Mae:

https://www.instagram.com/professionallymae

Sara:

https://www.instagram.com/sara_bowman521


Ella:

https://www.instagram.com/ella.m248

Brooke: 

https://www.instagram.com/brookedoesvcsocial


Samantha:

https://www.instagram.com/samsarti16

Rylee:

https://www.instagram.com/ryleeromeroo/

Jaime:

https://www.instagram.com/sweetstar24


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By Sara Bowman

A little about me: I strongly believe in personal growth and always strive to learn new things. One example is that I already have my bachelor's degree from CSUCI, but I try to consistently be in a class to gain more knowledge and experience. Another example is that I am passionate about traveling, even solo traveling! As of 2025, I have been to 20 countries, and 12 of them I did alone. I love how I have gained so much more knowledge, confidence, problem-solving skills (while under pressure), and exciting memories.

I have collaborated with VC Social on my writing, academics, and social media work. I have written two blogs:
"Do You Think You Got What It Takes to Solo Travel?" and "Beyond the Page: Embrace the Power of Audiobooks." I have even collaborated with other influencers who worked with VC Social, when creating a podcast called "Learning in Lockdown" and made a small business spotlight on a local chocolate shop in Ventura, California.

Content Created:

To see "Beyond the Page: Embrace the Power of Audiobooks." visit:
https://vcsocial.biz/2025/04/02/beyond-the-page-embrace-the-power-of-audiobooks/

To see "Do You Think You Got What It Takes to Solo Travel?" Visit:
https://vcsocial.biz/2025/03/05/do-you-think-you-got-what-it-takes-to-solo-travel/

To hear Learning in Lockdown:
https://vcsocial.biz/2025/04/04/learning-in-lockdown/

See the YouTube Ex Voto video, visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnVImKlqIUA

4 replies on “Learning in Lockdown”

Hey girls, I feel like I can told relate to you guys! This podcast is so relatable especially since many of us had to adjust to a new way of learning online and then at least for myself actually experience high school since my freshman year was cut short and my sophomore year was completely online!

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Hi everyone! I really enjoy hearing your podcast about your experiences on the lockdown. I was a bit sad for this decision our lives completely changed, it was a huge difference studying from home then just going in person to school. I lost a year of high school too when this happened which is a bit upset to not enjoy high school straight up for four years! Overall great job!!

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Hey guys! This was a really great listen and it was cool to hear all the different perspectives of a situation we all were faced with. I found that I could relate to a lot of this as I was in high school at the time of lockdown. Having school be cut short definitely impacted my life and education overall and hearing the way that being different ages and in different points of your life at the time affected you was interesting. Great work!

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Hey guys! This was such a good podcast! I think that although lockdown was just 5 years ago, it’s important to acknowledge how much it has effected a lot of aspects of our everyday life. I was finishing my last year of college when it all happened and I felt like I could relate a lot to what was being discussed and made me feel like I wasn’t alone in the experiences and challenges that came with it. Great jobs guys!

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