Resource Round-Up! Staying Apart, Getting Away
We in the Brokerage community will be sharing more information and ideas for how to support one another as the COVID-19 epidemic continues to change our shared landscape. It feels lonely right now, and frighteningly different. But the truth is, our future is shared, and we are all experiencing this together. We are making decisions that affect each other, and we are caring for one another by staying home, and taking care of ourselves. Thank you for joining the effort of the Oregon DD community to make it through this crisis stronger, and with our connections intact.
The good news is, there are more resources for entertainment and enrichment available online every day. If you are able to search the internet, or have support to do so, you can look up your favorite musical artists--chances are they may be offering mini concerts from their own places of isolation! Or look up your favorite celebrities, to see if they have posted videos of themselves chatting, or even reading a favorite book or poem.Here is a round-up of some of the cool links we found from around the web, embedded in each item below:
Screenshot from the Louvre virtual tour.
Billboard has collected a bunch of live-stream, virtual concerts to attend from the comfort of home.
Cnet.com has also pulled together a collection of live-stream concerts for your enjoyment.
Travel around the world with The Guardian's list of the top 10 virtual museum tours.
Refinery.com has kicked it up a notch--oh, they have a list of virtual museum tours, but also virtual nature walks, graffiti tours, virtual adventures, and Disney tours!
How about more theme parks, along with zoos and aquariums? GoodHousekeeping.com has you covered.
People.com has collected more zoos, aquariums, gardens, and national landmarks to check out.
You can get a free trial of BroadwayHD, which streams full Broadway musicals online.
The Globe Theater has also put some performances online of favorite Shakespearean scenes.
These free audio book offerings on Audible.com may be "for kids," but with titles like Pride and Prejudice, Roots, and The Jungle Book, we're glad there is no age limit.
Project Aon has free choose-your-own-adventure stories to enjoy.
LifeHacker.com has pulled together a list of places to go to download free ebooks.
You can also watch daily readings and sing-alongs through Penguin Random House.
Scholastic.com is offering access to free education resources for learners of all ages.
If you are missing higher academic pursuits, here is a list of hundreds of college courses you can take from home, for free.
Move your body and keep it healthy with on-demand and live-video workouts from Gold's Gym.
You can stay fit and centered with Core Power Yoga's free online class offerings.
Many public libraries are offering ebooks and streaming video content to those with library cards; check your local library website for more information.
Many streaming services for TV shows and movies are offering free trials right now. Do be careful, as free trials that require you to enter payment information may charge you automatically at the end of the trial period.
As we find our way through this pandemic, we will find opportunities as well as limitations. We hope that each of you are able to escape into the sights, sounds, and experiences that make you happy. For at least part of each day, we deserve some respite from our worries. Please stay safe, stay home, and take care of yourselves and each other.