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 Hello earth, Julia here. We have been in space for 133 days now. You must be wondering how we stay sane; well the answer is the crew schedules in fun time and personal time. A great way to stay not only physically in shape but also mentally is exercise. A benefit to excessing is the releases endorphins which relax and relieve us of stress. One fun activity we like to do is racing. All of us start on one end of the home base and race to the opposite end. This has proven difficult since we live in a zero-gravity environment. Gazing at our beautiful soundings is very centering. The views we see are one in a life time opportunity so the crew likes to take in all that it can. The best way I’ve found to stay sane is communicating with our loved ones back on earth. We can use ham radios to talk and email. We also can video chat, like on Skype. All of us brought Ipads as well. During our personal time we can read books on our Ipads, listen to music, compose music and so much more (I swear I’m not a sales person). For you people who are thinking //What happens if there Ipad looses charge?// We do have outlets and places to recharge our Ipads onboard the home base. We like to do things as a group too. For example cards and tag. For me the most important key to stay sane is to stay calm. Otherwise I will freak out and go crazy.