For some people, forgotten hobbies — such as sewing, assembling model trains and drawing — have been a respite from the grim reality of the coronavirus and a reminder of life before the outbreak.
When Larry Ginsberg began working from his New Jersey home last week due to the coronavirus pandemic, he never expected a faint smell of smoke and the sound of a roaring locomotive to emanate from his basement.
The sound and smell were from a beloved model train set passed down through generations that Ginsberg's son had found and erected for the first time in a decade.This train set belongs to one of the forgotten hobbies people around the world have revisited during this health crisis, thanks to self-quarantine orders confining millions at home. For people like Ginsberg, these hobbies have been a respite from the grim reality of the coronavirus and a reminder of life before the outbreak.
— Joelle 💕 March 24, 2020 More than 3,100 miles away in the United Arab Emirates, Shadi Kandil has used the newly-found time at home to enjoy his family and to pick up the love for drawing he abandoned seven years ago."I got away from drawing and writing because of life," Kandil told CNN via Twitter."I have family and two kids, too many work and life and family responsibilities, not enough time anymore for hobbies.
— Shadi K. Kandil March 20, 2020 One person who has had a figurative front seat to the rising wave of people revisiting old hobbies around the globe is Christian Braun, CEO of the Colorado-based company hobbyDB, which he said celebrated its 6th anniversary on March 30.With more than 750,000 registered users and 6,000 volunteers, hobbyDB has grown in popularity among people who want to discuss drawings, corkscrews and every odd hobby in between.
— alizasherman March 27, 2020 "Returning to my doodling and drawing is grounding during such chaotic, unpredictable and stressful times," Risdahl said.Hobbies and self-care are crucial during the coronavirus pandemic, clinical psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere told CNN. The last time the world has had to collectively face something as tragic and all consuming was WWII, Gardere said.
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