Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to connect with far flung friends and
Speaker 1: family by going on a virtual scavenger hunt. This tip
Speaker 1: comes from Before Breakfast listener Amy, who, like many of us,
Speaker 1: has been trying to find ways to stay close to
Speaker 1: family as COVID nineteen has made getting together in person difficult.
Speaker 1: Lots of us have done family zoom calls, but Amy's
Speaker 1: family got a little bit more creative with a virtual
Speaker 1: scavenger hunt. My parents, sister, and I set up a
Speaker 1: time to meet on the video chat at Marco Polo.
Speaker 1: She told me. I announced each scavenger hunt item and
Speaker 1: each person searched their house or apartment and reported back
Speaker 1: on video. So what did they search for? Well, the
Speaker 1: list included something expired, something odd from under the bed
Speaker 1: or couch, something from another country, something they just bought,
Speaker 1: something that was very old, something they were proud of,
Speaker 1: something that looked like a face but was not a face,
Speaker 1: and something to be set aside and given to someone else.
Speaker 1: As Amy noted, there were no points or winners, just
Speaker 1: fun discoveries and laughs and sharing with each other. We
Speaker 1: are very sentimental, so there were also a few happy
Speaker 1: tears for the categories of something you're proud of and
Speaker 1: special memories for something from another country. Some more highlights.
Speaker 1: My sister shared nine year expired fish sauce, my other
Speaker 1: sister found hilarious faces in logs, my mom found inexplicable
Speaker 1: nail piercings under her bed, and my youngest sister shared
Speaker 1: the plants that she was proud of growing. It was
Speaker 1: so fun. We made lots of new memories and reminisced
Speaker 1: about old memories. I love this I year from Amy.
Speaker 1: Conversations are great, but they can sometimes get a little
Speaker 1: tedious or just rehash the usual family tails. A scavenger
Speaker 1: hunt gives people something to do together and it takes
Speaker 1: very little planning, just a handful of people willing to
Speaker 1: have some fun. You can create new memories even if
Speaker 1: you're not seeing each other in person. Do you have
Speaker 1: creative ways that you've stayed close to friends and family
Speaker 1: over the last few months. I'd love to hear about them.
Speaker 1: You can let me know at Before Breakfast podcast at
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Speaker 1: Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of
Speaker 1: our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to hear from you.
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