culture
/ˈkʌltʃə/
noun
1. the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
2. the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.
All over
the world we are all living quite different lives compared to last week, last
month, last year.
Many
people who only ever dreamed of being able to work from home, are working at
home. Parents have become home-school teachers – now that is something I always
wished I had been able to do. There is a lot of adjusting to do when your home
becomes your office, school and still needs to be home as well. It will take a
while before everyone establishes a routine and feels comfortable in their new
environment. But it will happen.
If it
wasn’t for the added requirement to be socially distant from our families,
friends, neighbours and communities I would have loved to be able to offer
parents some respite – allow them to focus on their work for a bit. But in reality
that isn’t going to happen and once everyone has worked through all the little
challenges – what a great opportunity to spend more time with your kids; help
them with their study, find different ways to learn things, find different things
to learn. Learning isn’t all about textbooks and math (thank goodness). Every
cloud has a silver lining.
But
when you need a break from school work and work work – what do you do ? Jump on
the trampoline in the backyard, play a bit of cricket or chase, you could go
for a walk around the park or along the river – but not in big groups. Read a
book, do a jigsaw, crossword, sudoku, test your quiz skills at www.sporcle.com .Even go to the museum, art
gallery, walk around a garden, take a guided your of a palace – virtually of
course.
How
wonderful is this ? Has your holiday or vacation been cancelled or impacted by
our current situation ? Don’t let that stop you. Look where you can go ! No
admission charges either. Perfect.
Check
out the collections held by Museums Victoria
Explore
the National Gallery of Victoria, they have exhibitions, collections e-books and
kids activities too
And
it isn’t just Victoria either – travel the country; a city or state at a time.
Travel the world !
There
is the British Museum in London
The Louvre
in Paris
The
Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
The
National Art Gallery of USA in Washington DC
The
Guggenheim in New York
You
can tour Buckingham Palace
or the
Palace de Versailles
World
travel has never been more affordable – and from the comfort of your lounge,
bed, dining room table, study, back yard.
Get
travelling people – it’s amazing. My bucket list is growing !
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