Freetime and leisure

Whe npeople are asked what they like doing in their free time, most of them replay taht they have
no free time. This way not to be true, but most of us trying to squeese as much into one day as
possible. Life has become faster and we are under a lot of pressure on all fronts, bot hat work and int
he family. Leisure activities are very important in our lives because after work or school everybody
needs to relax, switch off and forget about the problems. We also need some sort of activity that
makes us happy and gives joy.

Int he evening most people watch TV, talk ont he phone or chat ont he Net with their friends or
relatives. Some other people read, listen to music or watch video or films at home. Few people go
out on weekdays. From spring to autumn those who have a garden work there: weed and water the
plants, mow the lawn, or just enjoy the beauty of nature.

At weekends people have more free time, they take the children to various activities to zoo or circus,
orv isit their family and friends. People go to the circus because they want to enjoy themselves, have
fun, and feel the particular atmosphere. You can see not olny animals, acrobats but also clowns.
Going to a zoo is a good free time activity for everyone. They are places of entertainment and
education as well. People of all ages like watching the behaviour of wild animals.

Hobbies can be active or passive, outdoor or indoor, team or individual, free or expensive past time
activities.

There are some outdoor hobbiest hat people like doing. They depend mainly ont he weather. When
the weather is fine, people like: hiking, walkking int he countryside, fishing, gardening, birdwatching
and so on.

There are great hobbies because people who pursue it can get away from hustle and bustle of town
and big cities and can enjoy peace and quiet of the countryside. As an outdoor hobby, I can mention,
that Hungarian people like having barbecue sin their garden. They often invite friends and family and
eat grilled meat with salad and vegetables.

Indoor hobbies: a lot of people like collecting things; coins, stamps, beer mats, small plastic figures,
teddy bears, books, paintings. Playing a musical instrument, doing crosswords, playing comuter
games, creative ways of spending freetime: painting, pottery, knitting. Playing boar: Monopoly,
Activity, Scrabble. Without family: clubs, bars, tea-houses, discos. Rock festivals have become the
most important summer events in youngsters lives. But the could be dangerous as well, Drugs,
alkohol, rainy weather, expensive.

to sum it up I would say that having enough freetime is very important for us to be able to relax and
to feel full of energy.