WEBVTT - Second Cup: Organize a virtual family scavenger hunt 

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to connect with far flung friends and

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<v Speaker 1>family by going on a virtual scavenger hunt. This tip

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<v Speaker 1>comes from Before Breakfast listener Amy, who, like many of us,

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<v Speaker 1>has been trying to find ways to stay close to

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<v Speaker 1>family as COVID nineteen has made getting together in person difficult.

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<v Speaker 1>Lots of us have done family zoom calls, but Amy's

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<v Speaker 1>family got a little bit more creative with a virtual

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<v Speaker 1>scavenger hunt. My parents, sister, and I set up a

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<v Speaker 1>time to meet on the video chat at Marco Polo.

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<v Speaker 1>She told me. I announced each scavenger hunt item and

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<v Speaker 1>each person searched their house or apartment and reported back

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<v Speaker 1>on video. So what did they search for? Well, the

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<v Speaker 1>list included something expired, something odd from under the bed

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<v Speaker 1>or couch, something from another country, something they just bought,

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<v Speaker 1>something that was very old, something they were proud of,

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<v Speaker 1>something that looked like a face but was not a face,

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<v Speaker 1>and something to be set aside and given to someone else.

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<v Speaker 1>As Amy noted, there were no points or winners, just

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<v Speaker 1>fun discoveries and laughs and sharing with each other. We

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<v Speaker 1>are very sentimental, so there were also a few happy

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<v Speaker 1>tears for the categories of something you're proud of and

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<v Speaker 1>special memories for something from another country. Some more highlights.

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<v Speaker 1>My sister shared nine year expired fish sauce, my other

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<v Speaker 1>sister found hilarious faces in logs, my mom found inexplicable

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<v Speaker 1>nail piercings under her bed, and my youngest sister shared

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<v Speaker 1>the plants that she was proud of growing. It was

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<v Speaker 1>so fun. We made lots of new memories and reminisced

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<v Speaker 1>about old memories. I love this I year from Amy.

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<v Speaker 1>Conversations are great, but they can sometimes get a little

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<v Speaker 1>tedious or just rehash the usual family tails. A scavenger

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<v Speaker 1>hunt gives people something to do together and it takes

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<v Speaker 1>very little planning, just a handful of people willing to

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<v Speaker 1>have some fun. You can create new memories even if

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<v Speaker 1>you're not seeing each other in person. Do you have

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<v Speaker 1>creative ways that you've stayed close to friends and family

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<v Speaker 1>over the last few months. I'd love to hear about them.

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<v Speaker 1>You can let me know at Before Breakfast podcast at

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of

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