Great Escape: Meet with Others Just Like You

Your teens are holding a car wash at the high school Saturday. The grandparents volunteered to take the younger children to a movie Sunday afternoon. Your tweens take tap on Wednesday evening. It’s your time. Take it.

Each week, we’ll tell you about one great idea to give you a much deserved break, and make your life a little easier, maybe a whole lot easier.

Are looking for something to do this weekend? Want to meet up with others who share the same passion for similar things that you do or are going through similar experiences? You can do just that by using the world’s largest network for local groups, meetup.com.

With more than 79,000 local groups in 45,000 cities, there is bound to be a group out there in your community that will meet your needs. In case you cannot find one, you can start your own group and customize it to your interests or specific discussion topics.

There are over 40 meetup groups within a five-mile radius of Glen Cove, from health and ecological awareness groups to the Glen Cove Widow and Widowers Group, photography, sports, yoga, ballroom dancing, raw vegan dieters and meditation groups.

The website is free to join. There are no membership fees. You simply join a group in which you are interested or start your own group and let the interaction begin.