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Cook with, shop for, or eat an unusual food, such asdragon fruit.

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Skip out of work for a short break and enjoy a mealfrom a food truck.

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Take a unique health or fitness class, such as hip-hop yoga.

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Spend some time in a vegetable garden planting, growing — and eventually eating the results.

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Immerse yourself in the city’s wide range of amazing arts at local museums and theaters.

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Explore your inner artist at a paint-your-own pottery session.

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Immerse yourself in the city’s wide range of amazing arts at local museums and theaters.

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Mix together some healthy ingredients in the blender to replace your morning coffee.

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Volunteer at a soup kitchen or other charitable organization.

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Get yourself to the library or find some other quiet space to enjoy a good book.

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Get out of the house and enjoy the emerging spring temperatures.