I Made a New Friend During COVID. She’s 60.
There’s a loneliness epidemic as well as a Coronavirus pandemic. High- and low-tech solutions can connect new friends across generations.

I recently met Gayle, a high-spirited, 60-year-old Austin, Texas resident online. We found each other through Big & Mini, a free intergenerational video conferencing service started by three students in response to widespread shelter-in-place orders.