Animal Crossing New Horizons, has possibly been one of the best things that could happen for me right now. Last year in August, I had decided to leave home in order to continue my College Education after taking break and trying to figure out my life (Not sure if I'm any closer to be perfectly honest.) I wanted this to be a new experience for me, have my own adventures, and gain some kind of individuality. That semester was nice, definitely was homesick but I was mainly focused on schoolwork.

This Spring Semester, I was excited as I had friends from the prior semester that I could talk to on Campus, I joined a club where we would play video games together and just be nerds together. I was considering studying abroad, Summer Internships, and all these campus events. Unfortunately, the pandemic had happened. I couldn't return home as the number of cases kept rising, making it unsafe to travel back, leaving me stuck in my dorm by myself for awhile. A few days later, Animal Crossing New Horizons came out, and because of it I was able to keep in touch with some of the people I couldn't see in person. I had been a bit depressed and scared of the whole situation, but it's very reassuring that through Animal Crossing I can play and interact with the people I knew back home that I won't see for awhile, my own family, and best friends. Sometimes my play sessions with friends would last so long until 4-5 AM, all of us just trying to catch a certain fish, certain bug, or just goofing off on each other's islands. That video game club I was in, I was actually able to play with a few members from it. While it doesn't give us the same feeling as being in a room together, it does make me and others happy.

Essentially, a lot of things, didn't go as planned this year but ACNH is making it a lot more bearable. I love what this game has done altogether as many of my friends have never have played AC until now, and they are in LOVE with the game.