Three things

Here are 3

Pick one. Each takes about as long as it says.

• Ask someone to teach you their food

  Being asked to share something from home reverses the usual direction, where the newcomer receives and thanks.

  An afternoonUnder $10A neighbor

• Explain how the system here actually works

  Registering with a doctor, council tax, school places. Obvious to you, opaque and consequential to a newcomer.

  An afternoonFreeA neighbor

• Ask an older person to teach you something

  Being useful is the thing most often lost in older age. Being taught is a better gift than being helped.

  An afternoonUnder $10A neighbor