Physical distancing. Staying at home. Working remotely. These are interesting times.
We’ve done some research and have pooled together some ideas for activities that you can do and places you can visit (virtually) from the safety of your own home.
If you have any other ideas, we’d love to hear from you!
Zoos, Museums & Other Experiences:
National Parks
https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service : The digital exhibit features five national parks, including Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska, and Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida.
Museum, Art Galleries and World Landmarks
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner : Google has a list of Virtual Museum, Art Gallery Tours, and Google 360 views of world landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Sydney Opera House
Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo: Facebook Live videos highlighting a new animal each weekday at 3pm, and shared via Youtube after the live stream.
Exploring the world with scientists
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants: Live free events with scientists and explorers around the world, hosted Live on Youtube.
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo: Live cameras in various zoo exhibits, paired with educational resources..
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Self-guided tours of select current and past exhibits.
Broadway shows
https://www.broadwayhd.com/ 7 day free trial to stream top Broadway shows.
Blarney Castle
https://www.virtualvisittours.com/blarney-castle/ : Blarney Castle – Virtual Tour
Met Opera House
https://www.metopera.org/ : If opera is your thing, the Met Opera House is streaming their shows – the link has the schedule.
Disneyland and Disneyworld
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/03/disney-parks-launches-first-ever-360-degree-panoramas-on-google-street-view/ : Google 360 Tours of Disneyland and Disneyworld
Activities, Curriculum, Lessons & More
Free classes at Stanford, Yale, Princeton …
https://www.coursera.org/collections/popular-free-courses Most popular list of free online courses offered by top educational institutions like Stanford, Yale, Princeton…
CBC
CBC Curio.ca: Online streaming platform, currently with complimentary access, with collections of educational videos.
Drawing and Doodling
The Kennedy Centre presents Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems: Draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks.
We will, of course, continue to keep you updated on the markets and your personal portfolio. Never hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. We are here for you!
With that, we wish you good health and good spirits.
Bill, Louise, Ryan, Candice and Joanna
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