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A date with a touch of Sierra Leone.

Music, a rice dish, crafts or a short walk through a public place can all inspire a date in Sierra Leone.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

Try two new things

  1. Textiles and makers

    View work by a Sierra Leonean maker at an accessible market or collection and each choose a color combination that suits the other person.

  2. A beach walk without plans to swim

    Use local advice to choose a public stretch of beach for a short walk and find one spot for a snack break.

Try two new things

  1. Cassava leaves with rice

    Find a recipe for a cassava leaf stew with rice and make an adapted version together using safely available leafy greens.

  2. Textiles and makers

    View work by a Sierra Leonean maker at an accessible market or collection and each choose a color combination that suits the other person.

Things to do together anywhere

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You can also try these ideas in Sierra Leone. Choose a place that suits you and check what is available locally.

Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Attend a chamber music performanceListen to an intimate concert together and each choose an instrument to focus on.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Mezze table for twoPut together a spread of four small dishes to share.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Make a rain rhythmRecord the sound of rain and create a short rhythm to go with it together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Just dessertSkip the long dinner and meet for just one dessert.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Look for record sleevesFind sleeves in a record shop that you both find beautiful or unusual.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Blind tasting at homeSet out three everyday snacks and try to guess the flavors with your eyes closed.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Bridge routeWalk past three bridges and compare how they connect the neighborhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Watching a lockFind a public spot by a lock and watch how boats pass through.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Concert on the grassFind an outdoor concert and listen from somewhere you can sit comfortably.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A sculpture trailFind three public sculptures and imagine what they could mean without reading their plaques.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Waterfront walkWalk along a canal, pond or river and count the boats or birds you see.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A monument in detailVisit a public monument and find five details you'd miss from a distance.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Compare oliebollenIn winter, try two oliebollen from different places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Jazz nightListen to a jazz performance together or put together a set of three tracks at home.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Tracking down an old photoFind a historical photo of your neighborhood and visit the same spot today.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Street name storiesFind three striking street names and discover where they come from.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Letter shape huntFind five eye-catching letters on buildings, signs or packaging along the way.View the idea
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