Spotlight: Spring Break Plans

Stuck at home over Spring Break? While your friends and roommates are lounging by the lake or chilling on a cruise, here are some tips to have an eventful and fulfilling break and  avoidbeing a couch potato all week long.

Make a bucket list

What have you always wanted to do? What are your dreams and goals? Write them out and stick to them (and spend the rest of your time crossing things off your list).

Attempt a Guiness World Record

Want to make the world’s biggest pancake or stay on a pogo stick for the longest time? Check out www.guinessworldrecords.com and sign up.

Bond with your family

Get to know the people who love you the most. Ask your parents how they met or help your little sister pick out her prom dress. Time off is great for relationship-building!

Finish up schoolwork

We all have those final papers looming over our heads (and in our planners). Get a head start on research and make your final weeks a little easier. You’ll thank yourself later.

Plan a personal roadtrip

If you’ll be in Milledgeville, use HertzConnect to drive to Savannah and get to know yourself a little better. The beach is only a few hours away!

Apply for Summer jobs

Do you know what you’ll be doing this summer? Spring Break is a great time to sit down and apply for jobs at camps, in retail or even internships. Perfect your résumé and send out hopeful e-mails!

Make a budget

Plan out your money situation for the summer, next semester or even next year. Use www.mint.com to get started and find out where and when you are spending your money most often.

Write letters

The art of letter-writing has been lost due to e-mail and texting, but take some time to pen out how you feel about your best friend or significant other. Everyone loves receiving some good, old-fashioned snail mail.

Pick up a new hobby

Always wanted to play piano or get into golf? Now is the perfect time to test out your skills and get on your way to becoming the next Mozart or Tiger Woods.

Volunteer

Spend time helping the needy in your community. Spend time serving at a soup kitchen or helping out your local church. Make your time meaningful for yourself and others.

Posted by Mandy Boddy on Mar 10 2011. Filed under Features, Spotlight. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.