Making Friends on the Internet
The internet has provided connections for people that would not otherwise exist. Whether it is due to physical limitations, vast distances or the pandemic, the world wide web has brought together people across the globe. And allowed us access to family, old friends and acquaintances. The ukulele community, already connected through YouTube and numerous web sites quickly adapted to the no travel and quarantines set up around the world. Events became virtual and instructors learned to deal with time lag and the foibles of internet video connections. It has brought us opportunities to learn from instructors on the other side of the world through live online events and videos stored for review at any time of the day or night. One of the things I’ve done during the pandemic is to expand my artistic pursuits, specifically pen and ink drawing. I found a drawing course online by an artist that…