Ideas of Things To Do in Storrs
For On-Campus or Off-Campus Students
- Walk around Horse Barn Hill and surrounding areas (especially beautiful at sunrise/sunset)
- Bring a lunch/dinner to the top of the hill on Horse Barn Hill and picnic
- Ask at the barn about supervised horseback riding within the small white fenced-in areas
- Play Words with Friends (free app)
- Calm is a great app for sleep, stretching, and stress management.
- Take a virtual tour of the some of the world’s most famous museums https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/mar/23/10-of-the-worlds-best-virtual-museum-and-art-gallery-tours
- Check out what is going on at the Cincinnati Zoo http://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/cincinnati-zoo-is-bringing-the-zoo-to-you/
- Host a dance party on Instagram or Facebook
- Take an on-line yoga class (seaofsadhana@gmail.com) (This business is located at 57 Hunting Lodge Road in Storrs within walking distance and offers on-site yoga, too.)
- Check out/hike the Mansfield Dam State Park off Rt. 195
- Walk around the campus and Storrs Center
- Run around the campus and Storrs Center
- Bike ride around the campus/Storrs Center
- On a warm day, sit out in the sun on the lawns and enjoy Nature in front of Wilbur Cross near Rt. 195 or Mirror Lake. Bring a blanket/drink/snack.
- Livestream concerts
- Google for more livestreaming artists who will entertain for free during this time of social isolation
- Google “full moons for 2020” for more details
- Walk vigorously (repeatedly) up the hill in front of Wilbur Cross near Rt. 195 as free exercise (alone or with a friend- be sure to social distance)
- On line calming exercises https://www.realsimple.com/health/fitness-exercise/stretching-yoga/stretching-exercises
- Research trails and hike https://www.alltrails.com/us/connecticut/storrs
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