21 May Top Ways to Have Fun While Staying Safe at Home in College Park, Maryland

As social distancing keeps you home, you might be growing tired of all your regular activities. Thankfully, there are many awesome ways to make the most of your time stuck inside at your Westchester Tower Apartments. Here are a few ideas to help you get started in having a great time.

Build New Skills

With so much time on your hands, you can finally tackle learning all the skills you have been meaning to try! You could learn to:

• Play an instrument
• Knit or crochet
• Draw and paint
• Write fun stories
• Program an app
• Create a budget
• Grow a container garden
• Dance
• Meditate

You could also build career skills by signing up for free college classes through Udemy and Coursera. It is even possible to learn a new language through Duolingo and similar apps.

Play Awesome Games

While social distancing, you can play fun board games with other people in your household or join online games if you are flying solo. Either way, you are sure to kill a lot of time while having a blast.

You can play all the classic board games online, including:

• Klondike solitaire
• Bridge
• Mahjongg
• Scrabble
• Sudoku
• Chess

If you would like a more intense gaming experience, download Steam to see what free and paid games they have available. For starters, you can try Star Trek Online, Rift, and Archeage all without paying a dime.

Start Streaming

With so many platforms offering shows and movies of all kinds, streaming is sure to keep you busy through the COVID-19 quarantine. You can tap into all the fan favorites by signing up for access to the platforms of your choice, which are offered by:

• Netflix
• Amazon Video
• Disney+
• Hulu
• HBO GO
• Sling TV
• Crackle

You can even watch new releases that can’t be shown in theaters right now, such as Birds of Prey and Onward. Now is definitely the time to binge watch TV guilt-free, so dive in and enjoy while you can.

Cook Like the Pros

As you tune into all your favorite cooking shows, recipes of all kinds are sure to catch your eye. And with so much time on your hands, there is nothing stopping you from attempting to cook like the pros.

Just whip out the ingredients and follow the cues from Ree Drummond, Alton Brown, and Ming Tsai to see what you can make. When you find yourself short on key ingredients, no worries, just try these alternatives instead.

When your attempts to master awesome dishes does not pan out, turn to Grubhub or Uber Eats for help. They will bring you amazing meals from all your favorite local restaurants, including:

• Three Brothers Italian
• Mission BBQ
• Silver Diner
• Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken
• Boston Market
• Cedars of Lebanon
• El Taco Rico
• Chipotle
• Perfect Pita
• KFC

Your support will help offset the restaurants’ economic difficulties caused by COVID-19 and ensure you eat well when cooking fails to pay off.

With all these activities keeping you busy, it will become quite clear that your Westchester Tower apartments are the best place to weather the storm. Before you know it, you will be right back to normal, enjoying our exceptional amenities, including community room and fitness center. If you are simply looking for a luxurious apartment near College Park, we can help with that. Just contact our team to apply today.