This is a note of gratitude for the end of this unconventional school year. For homework-free weekends and evenings. For zero notifications from Google Classroom. For quiet parents’ WhatsApp groups. For possibilities and a real hope this is the last time our kids go through this kind of remote learning.

We did it.

Thank you teachers so much, you learned so many new skills in no time to keep the learning process as smooth as possible for our kids. Thank you for your massive efforts and patience with us.

Thank you my dear parents in law for taking care of our kids during their online school hours while we were at work and especially for the delicious meals.

My dear kids, I am so proud of you both. We went through so many ups and downs together, because while I love to teach what I learn, I found it so hard to teach you what you learn, especially in the first semester, when online teaching was so foreign to us all. Thank you for bearing with me as I learned what worked best for you and your energy levels and rhythms. Thank you dear daughter for being responsible and managing your classes while I was at work.

I love you both and cherish you. Summer break here we come.