Hey guys! Obviously social distancing has taken up the past couple weeks of my life, but I’ve tried to stay busy and restful. When I’m not in my online classes or going for a walk, you can find me listening to an audiobook and doing one of those adult coloring books (very restful – I would highly recommend it). Below are some more activities that can help you beat the boredom and slump of quarantine life.
1. Tune in to the 1619 podcast. Presented by The New York Times, this podcast observes the 400 year anniversary of the beginning of American slavery, and it’s definitely worth a listen.
2. Donate your clothes. Have some extra time on your hands? Go through your clothes and see if you really need thirty sweatshirts or that one outfit from high school. Someone else can use it! Besides the usual Goodwill, you can find other places in your area that accept clothing donations. For those in the greater Nashville area, consider Dress for Success or Nashville International Center for Empowerment. Find more information here. Note: most thrift stores are closed for the time being, so you may need to wait to drop off clothes.
3. Check on your neighbors. Do your elderly neighbors need help picking up prescriptions or groceries? Can you take care of the pets for the healthcare workers that you know? Offer to help them out – it will give them peace of mind and save them time and energy. Just make sure that you continue social distancing and wash your hands.
4. Want to try out Netflix Party but don’t want to keep watching Love is Blind? Watch American Factory and become more socially educated – yes, it also won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. American Factory explores the troubling relationship between workers and employers in the 21st century with cultural and financial perspectives.
5. Start a book club with your friends. Together, you can make sure that social distancing is not social isolation. Some books that I am planning to read in this time of quarantine are The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America which discusses systematic racism and Hillbilly Elegy, a memoir that shares a perspective of growing up in Ohio amidst poverty.
I hope you try some of these activities out and let us know what you enjoy! Stay tuned for more updates and keep checking here to see how you can help amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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