{"id":2924,"date":"2020-04-06T12:29:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T11:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalindianstories.com\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2020-05-01T16:56:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T15:56:54","slug":"my-fight-with-coronavirus-boredom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalindianstories.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/06\/my-fight-with-coronavirus-boredom\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown Diaries: My fight with coronavirus boredom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">My name is Ishaan Saxena and I am a student of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>year<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>5 in an international school in Hong Kong. My school has been closed since January end amidst the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>COVID-19 pandemic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Home learning is one job to do but once you finish it, it gets boring. 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