Adventures in the time of coronavirus

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Good Morning. This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is about finding adventures even in this complicated time. Yes,
it is harder to build memories when many normal sources

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of fun aren't available, but it is not impossible, and
that is an important difference. I hear from lots of
people about how they spend their time, and one of
the biggest struggles right now is that many people feel
there isn't as much to look forward to. I was

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thinking recently about some of the activities I put on
my winter fun list. Last year, I took my kids
to the Philadelphia Auto Show and we got to Lamborghinis.
We went to the Philadelphia Flowers Show and let butterflies
land on all of us in the enclosed, somewhat crowded
butterfly exhibits. There were parties planned and so forth. This

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year are many big events like that are still on hold.
People get tired of doing the same few activities over
and over again. Planning fun adventures always takes work. Planning
fun adventures in the time of coronavirus takes even more work.
But so what I think fun that takes. Work is

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still better than giving up. So let's get to work.
Build in a little time today to start brainstorming a
list of adventures. Keep coming back to this list as
you think about it. We can start with the great outdoors,
since open spaces may pose less risk, don't write off
outdoor fun because of the weather. Bundle up. We've gone

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sledging on various hills near our home and found some
new ones. If you live in places with deep snow,
you could try snow shoeing, across country skiing. If you
don't have snow, you can do lawn games or biking
or anything else. Have a picnic even in the cold.
Your food won't go bad. If you like your warmth,
drive somewhere pretty and then have a picnick in your car.

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Go for a walk or a run somewhere different. A
botanical garden greenhouse is a nice respite from the cold.
A zoo is like a walk with animals. Fun for
kids and perhaps fun for adults too. Don't be deterred
from going to destinations that are farther afield. I mean,
these days, what else do you have going on? You'll

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be happier driving two hours each way to spend two
hours on a nice hike, then you will be spending
six hours in front of the TV. Make a day
trip to see people, or to see a park or
a forest. My husband in my eleven year old recently
drove an hour and fifteen minutes both ways to do
ninety minutes of night skiing at a hill that was
open late. Now, maybe they wouldn't have done that if

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it had been a full weekend of six birthday parties,
twelve tournaments and church and so forth. But right now
we're kind of filling time, and that did fill time.
Of course, you don't have to go outside. A lot
of museums are actually open with timed reservation systems, and
they aren't that crowded. This could actually be a perfect

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time to visit. Or if you'd rather stay in your
own space, you can find audio guided tours of many
cities or neighborhoods, often with a particular focus. For instance,
you could take a driving tour of the historic sites
in Savannah, Georgia, or places of significance to the civil
rights movement in Memphis. And of course you can just
explore your own city independently, following your curiosity and driving

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through areas that you've never explored before. You can create
adventures at home too, build a treehouse, try out that
new cinnamon role recipe, stream a lecture on the back,
b minor mass, all those projects you've always said you'd
love to do if you had time. Well, maybe this
weekend is the time. I will put a plug in

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here for zoom parties. Yes, yes, I know, but done right,
they can be fun. Fewer than ten people keep it
short an our max, someone needs to be in charge,
but raising a glass to toast someone and then doing
two rounds of a Cahoots quiz game can be a
perfectly lovely way to spend a Friday night. I know

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people who have had a fabulous scavenger hunt with instructions
to go search their homes for things like something that
makes you laugh, for something that's older than you are.
On a weekend not too long ago, my family streamed
a concert, went to a special museum exhibit, ordered Chinese
food to celebrate the lunar New Year, and yep, once sledding.
These weren't the biggest adventures ever, but you know what,

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they weren't bad either. What adventures have you had lately?
I'd love to hear. You can reach me at Laura
at Laura Vanderkamp dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of
our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.

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