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We are currently going through something that nobody alive today has ever been through. And that’s a scary thing..but we can still turn this into something positive.
To say these are uncertain times would almost be an understatement. A worldwide pandemic has been declared that has left countries scrambling. Whole countries being locked down with no international travel, and in a lot of places, no domestic travel either. Non-essential businesses have been closed down and most everything has stopped running.
In essence, the entire world has stopped.
Or has it?
The COVID19 virus has left the entire world on social lockdown. Don’t leave your home and if you must, stay six feet away from people. No gatherings, no travel, no…. anything.
It’s taking its toll on people between cancelled trips and celebrations, isolations and doom and gloom news. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t find things to do right now while we are are stuck inside! Check out the growing list of things to do when you’re stuck in quarantine.
Or just to cure the wanderlust!
- Play a Game
This really nifty game sets you down virtually in the middle of a city and you have to figure out where in the world you are!
Try out your knowledge with GEOGUESSER
Tour the World from Your Television, Phone, or iPad
The Travel Channel is offering streaming for free! Watch your favorites and find some new ones on Travel Channel GO on Apple, Android, Amazon Fire and Roku.
- Learn a New Language
Babble is probably the most highly rated on the market currently. They are a fantastic and easy to use app that I personally use to learn new languages quickly. Right now they are offering an awesome deal on lifetime membership on all languages! But if you are not sure, or maybe just only want to learn one- you can use this link to get 25% off on your next course!
- Take a Cooking Class
If you are anything like me, you may need something like this! Gucci Osteria Massimo Bottura has offered a free cooking class! Go to his Instagram and follow along to learn a new dish!
- Start a new venture
If you work remotely or are wanting to get into remote work, you couldn’t have found a better time to do it! Google online with keywords for whatever you want to do for remote work and all sorts of sites will pop up! I mean, it’s not like we don’t have the time, right?
You can even start that blog you always wanted to try to do with Bluehost and WordPress.
Looking for online jobs?
My suggestion if you are just getting started online would be to try Flexjobs or Upwork- they offer lots of online remote work that almost anyone can do from freelance writing to office assistant.
- Learn Something New
The world of online learning is vast, and this downtime we have while social distancing is the perfect time to learn something new! You can find courses on sites like Udemy and Khan Academy, and some are free!
- Visit a Museum
Virtually of course, but there are a ton of museums around the world currently offering free virtual tours! Go check out a museum you’ve always wanted to visit and see if they are offering one!
- Become a Fur-baby Foster Parent
Shelters will be affected from the shutdowns as well; you can foster an animal during this downtime and not only take a little stress off the shelter but lets you make a new furry friend to play with too! Look up shelters near you to find out how you can participate.
- Do Some Yoga
There are several companies offering free online yoga classes until April 1st and here is one of them!
- Visit an Aquarium
The Georgia Aquarium is offering a live feed of their Ocean Voyager Webcam on Facebook! You can see tons of fish and the occasional pass of the beautiful Whale Sharks!
- Explore the Space Above You
NASA is offering their entire media library is now accessible to everyone! Go check the out for an out of this world experience!
BONUS: For anyone with children they are also offering STEM exercise for kids!
You can also check out our home towns U.S. Space and Rocket Center Facebook Page for STEM activates!
- Watch a Concert
Musicians all over the world are playing to empty venues to not only entertain everyone, but to keep money flowing to their roadies and staff as well as the venue they play in. Drop Kick Murphy’s started it off right going live on Facebook but even more have followed.
If those bands aren’t there hat you’re looking for you can also check out
The Metropolitan Opera to Berlin has a live stream schedule in the link below.
https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/live-streamed-classical-music-concerts-coronavirus/
- Tour a Spooky Place
Are you a fan of the spooky and unexplained? The Winchester Mystery House is offering virtual tours until at least April, 7th (maybe longer as this continues)!
Is Draculas Castle a little more your speed? Check out its virtual tour here!
And just in case those two aren’t enough you can also take a tour of the Catacombs in Paris!
- Take a music lesson
Have you always wanted to learn how to play guitar? Now you have the time to learn and Fender is offering 3 months of online lessons for the first 100,000 people that sign up!
- See a Broadway Show
For a limited time, you can now see some of the most famous Broadway shows from your computer! While this one isn’t 100% free- you can sign up for the seven-day trial and decide after what you would like to do.
- Catch up on some reading!
Are you a bookworm like me? Catch up on some reading during this downtime by grabbing a few books you’ve been wanting to read- or finding new ones with Books-A-Million curb side pickup! Just click on the link, select your store, and add your favorite things to be picked up!
Remember during this time it’s important to follow the rules of the CDC and other countries heath officials and practice self-quarantine or at the very minimum if you have to be out- social distancing. My thoughts are with everyone around the world right now as we take this worldwide pandemic day by day.
Be safe and happy virtual wandering!
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