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In reply to the discussion: How is Everyone Here Coping? I'm find it very hard these days.. [View all]Lydia Leftcoast
(48,217 posts)I listen to our local NPR stations, but I wake up to and work to classical (timed to avoid the hourly news update) and listen to The Current (sort of like a college radio station, only it's NPR) when driving.
Singing is a huge part of my life. I'm in two choirs.
When I watch TV, it's almost always either DVDs or streaming.
I read mysteries, especially those by British or Scandinavian authors. I find most American mystery writers to be shallow and facile, as if they've watched too much TV.
I do water aerobics three to five times per week and walk when the weather is nice.
I enjoy every chance I get to be out of the U.S. Since 2011, I've been to Scandinavia, Cuba, and Japan (twice), and except for being tired of living out of a suitcase, I didn't like coming home from these trips.
In Cuba, you're totally cut off from the U.S., which is a unique experience. No U.S. media, no Internet. All of us reported how well we slept and how refreshed we felt in the morning. I think there's some sort of underlying tension in the U.S. that is exhausting in ways we don't really understand. I wouldn't necessarily want to live in Cuba, but it gave me an insight into where my bad feelings came from.
I investigate the possibility of retiring overseas.
I volunteer in my church's meal programs.