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title: "One Year, One Lesson"
date: 2021-03-11T07:00:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
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# One Year, One Lesson

*March 11, 2021* — by [Lauren Brown](/author/lauren-brown)


> Exactly a Year Into the Pandemic, Students, Faculty and Staff Share Their Funny, Poignant and Hard-Earned Insights

*Bicycle2 — As one full year of pandemia passed by, many of us gained insights about our work, relationships and outlook. And in one Terp’s case, the lesson learned was how to ride a bike.*

It’s better to check the takeout order at the restaurant than return home a burger short.

Keeping track of what TV shows are on what streaming services is hard.

There might be such a thing as too much together time. 

One year ago today, as the death count from COVID-19 climbed to 4,291, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic, the first caused by a coronavirus.

More than 2.6 million fatalities, 117 million cases and countless missed outings and gatherings later, here we are, amid adaptations, frustrations and (finally!) vaccinations that promise a return to something close to normal.

In that time, we’ve all discovered a few things that we never wanted to—and a few that we’re glad we did. For this unwelcome panniversary, we asked Terps across campus to tell us one lesson they’ve learned in the past year. Here’s a sample of what they said.




**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)