The Importance of a Third Place

The Importance of a Third Place

EDITORIAL — In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught in a cycle of two main destinations: home and work. We wake up, go to our jobs, return home to our families or solitude, and repeat. But somewhere along the way, many of us have lost something deeply human—our connection to community. That’s where the idea of a “Third Place” becomes vital. A Third Place is not your house. It’s not your o...

The loss of third places

Wake up, school, home, work, sleep. Then, do it again the next day. And the next. That was Diego Del A O’s typical routine; bouncing from work to school to home.  There was something missing: a place to socialize.  “I just got so burnt out, especially with me,” Del A O said. “I do suffer...