When was the last time that you did something for the first time?

PamfromTx said:
I wish I could be as brave and daring as you.
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Yes, there are many expats here from the states. Myself, I'd be afraid to drive the roads but your friends sound like the brave ones to me. I just had a dream to try living someplace else and Ecuador fit the bill nicely. There's nothing special about me. But when my journey was just a dream, it did then feel a little scary. But truth be told, I'm as happy as I've ever been in years. Thanks for your concern. I wish my heart was as big and as caring as yours is! Maybe I can work on that some. 🤔
 

Aunt Bea said:
I’m at the other end of the spectrum, I enjoy my familiar routine and do what I can to avoid change.

The biggest changes that I face are usually related to technology, health, or age.

It always amazes me that after all of my fuss and worry most of the changes that I experience are really not a big deal.
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If you've found you happy place, then by all means, enjoy it. I wanted to try to find mine and so far, so good. But I wanted to be free to go where I wanted to. I like feeling like a tumbleweed better than a tree I guess.
 

Chris P Bacon said:
That's on my bucket list. I floated, on a tethered balloon, once, years ago but I don't count that as a true experience. Good for you, I'm envious but my ride's a comin'!
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Go for it. A great experience. In the air for over an hour, breakfast supplied at the end of the trip.
I enjoyed the experience I put off for more than 20 years
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
This isn't earth shattering but I tried 3 new embroidery stitches this morning. I liked the way they all looked. Now if I can just remember them.
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I remember, back in the 70's some pretty impressive embroidery on denim clothes. I'd love to know how to do some of that needlework but I just don't want to take the time to practice. Good for you though! I'd love to see pictures sometime, if you've any to share.
 
katlupe said:
In August I bought a new computer and then had to remove the windows operating system from it and install Ubuntu. I had someone else do it for me with my previous computer. I figured it out by myself and did it. I was thrilled!

Today, I placed my first grocery order using Instacart. It went perfectly!
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You sound like you're making your way through the jungle of technology quite nicely, how wonderful for you! I think those are marvelous things to have tried!

To satisfy my curiosity though, I have to ask, was rabbit food a part of your Instacart order, by chance?
:)
 
Chris P Bacon said:
Yes, there are many expats here from the states. Myself, I'd be afraid to drive the roads but your friends sound like the brave ones to me. I just had a dream to try living someplace else and Ecuador fit the bill nicely. There's nothing special about me. But when my journey was just a dream, it did then feel a little scary. But truth be told, I'm as happy as I've ever been in years. Thanks for your concern. I wish my heart was as big and as caring as yours is! Maybe I can work on that some. 🤔
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I was visualizing you homeless in a horrid environment. Take care of yourself.
 
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Chris P Bacon said:
When and what was the last time that YOU did something, anything, for the first time?
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The biggie was selling everything and moving to our mountain cabin.
That was six years ago.

Our first cabin;

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Now, most every day contains a new experience.
Most of them involve dining on a new dish my lady has put together.
Some involve wood butchering something

like this;
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It's all an adventure, no matter where

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PamfromTx said:
I was visualizing you homeless in a horrid environment. See? You had me worried. Take care of yourself.
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Bless you, sweet spirit that you are! No, maybe that homeless bit was a spot of clickbait. I’m alive and well and overwhelmed at all the positive notice I’ve received. Maybe this is my 15 minutes of fame? Thanks for sharing the same birthdate with me. Maybe we’re more alike than we knew! ☺️🤗
 
In 2006, my church with 2 other local churches were asking for volunteers to go on a 'mission trip' to help with cleanup in Mississippi 4 months after Hurricanes Katrina&Rita tore through the state I had never done anything like this before,I felt the urge to go,so I did. Our group of 20 people ages 20-60 were sent to small coastal town,D'Iberville,Miss, which was hit with the aftermath of both of these hurricanes,to see the damage up close was mindblogging.The town population of 8,000 4,000 lost everything. We were there for a week,helping local residents,hearing their stories every day
We bonded with the residents who profusely thanked us for coming .One woman said to me at lunch one day 'your group are all angels for helping us' I wiped away a tear
Our base camp was located in a high school baseball field with wooden planks everywhere because the ground was so wet. I nickname the trip'Field of Dreams'{after my fav baseball movie} Another church group from South Carolina were in camp with us,we bonded with them as well,great people We also bonded within our own group,never met the members from the other 2 churches
It was a transforming experience,glad I went,emotionally it did something to me. I couldn't go on future trips,but supported other church members who went the next couple of yrs
 
Ruthanne said:
Several days ago I listened to a Podcast for the first time. My brother was being interviewed.
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Good maybe you'll consider watching some others on topics that interest you.

Many seniors seem to think of 'Podcasts' as some newfangled thing, and the broadcast tech might be, but the concept of people talking about meaningful and/or fun things goes back to radio days. Paul Harvey, Edward R Murrow (before his TV show, live radio broadcasts from the European theater during WWII). When i lived in NYC in late 60's there was a late night DJ who's name escapes me who did a lot deep interviews with people in the news including controversial ones like Lenny Bruce.

Main difference is a lot if not most modern such broadcasts have the visual component available, often via YouTube Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, the Joe Rogan Experience, Neil deGrasse Tyson's Star Talk. i disagree with Rogan about a lot things but he has some interesting guests including Tyson, and he has at least enough intelligence and decency? humility? to speak about things he's changed his mind on after learning new things about the subject. i have a lot of respect for people who can own their mistakes, and it doesn't really hurt to get other perspectives especially if they approach a subject from a new me angle not just dragging out same tired old concepts.
 
I just started playing Dominoes two weeks ago. I studied the rules and played some games on an IPad App. I am doing quite well at winning.
 
GAlady said:
I just started playing Dominoes two weeks ago. I studied the rules and played some games on an IPad App. I am doing quite well at winning.
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Dominoes was one of our favorites as kids in the late 40's early 50's, Dad would be in his chair reading and smoking his pipe, Mom was usually mending something or listening to radio. In December and January we often had a fire in the fireplace (even in Florida those months were chillier especially since over half the year was hot with a few pleasant in-between weeks in spring and fall). Haven't tried a video-game version, but i do play several 'matching' games that way--some are ones you have to think fast others are more contemplative--with beautiful graphic components (Some of the Mah Jong and Cubistry.) As well as word find games: Book Worm, Word Searches.)
 
I've done two "new things" recently. I took up bridge, which has been a pretty good experience. And I started singing in a choir, which I enjoyed, although I'm not sure whether the churchgoers enjoyed it. Unfortunately Covid wiped out a whole season and I'm not singing this year because I don't see the point of singing with a mask on.

I think my next task is to become a PowerPoint ninja. Right now I'm a two on a scale of 1-10. I'd like to get to five or six.

It's all good for the brain, right?
 
JimBob1952 said:
I've done two "new things" recently. I took up bridge, which has been a pretty good experience. And I started singing in a choir, which I enjoyed, although I'm not sure whether the churchgoers enjoyed it. Unfortunately Covid wiped out a whole season and I'm not singing this year because I don't see the point of singing with a mask on.

I think my next task is to become a PowerPoint ninja. Right now I'm a two on a scale of 1-10. I'd like to get to five or six.

It's all good for the brain, right?
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Indeed it is, keeping the mind sharp in enjoyable ways is a good thing.
 
After physically building this big joint 37 years ago, we thought we'd done about every crazy thing "new" you could think of. After travelling a lot, we're very content with just "nesting" so my new experiences now involve new recipes, gardening and reading new books...lol. And going for weekend getaways to new little interesting towns.
 
Well way back by time I reached my thirties, I pretty much knew what I liked, what the limits of doing such were for my wealth level, and what I wanted to do in life. So have since been doing so, am satisfied, fulfilled, and content. Thus don't need to much explore other things though occasional novel is good. If I become married, I'll welcome sharing unfamiliar activities and experiences that are important to her.

We live in a most extraordinary era of human beings, a science and technology knee, that offers a vast number of activities none of our ancestors would even dream about. Many go through their existence without goals, living day to day, wasting their time watching others on tv and movies, constantly reading about and envying celebrities and wealthy, without bothering to embrace the long list of exceptional things available cheaply to anyone that has risen above basic struggle levels. I'm just a pretty average middle class economic peon.

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LOL - learning to use a cell phone. I never had one; never had any use for one.
An ex girlfriend friend got me an Apple I Phone a few weeks ago.
 

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