The Ultimate Guide to Summer Vacation
1. Take a trip with friends or family.
- Plan an affordable and short trip with a few people
- Decide where to go
- Pack lightly
- Enjoy your time by playing family games
2. Take a college class
- This might make going to college a lot easier because you will know what’s going to happen
- Create new friends and make new memories
- Apply to places that offer this option
- Have together your resume and complete an application
3. Create your own project
- Turn your interests and talents into your own summer-long project.
- Teach yourself how to program.
- Practice your creative writing.
4. Get a job
- Helps you save money
- Can help to pay for college so you don’t stress over that when the time comes
- Find a fun job that you can might can enjoy with friends
5. Be an entrepreneur
- Start a business with friends that offers a service in your community.
- Start a babysitters’ clubs, walk dogs for the neighborhood, or even help the elderly.
6. Volunteer in your community
- You could visit residents at nursing homes a few days a week, or spend your Saturday mornings feeding animals at the animal shelter.
- Help pick up trash in public areas
- This can also be enjoyed with friends, you can work together to bring happiness to other people
7. Apply for internships
- An internship is a structured opportunity to work (usually unpaid) at a company, lab, or non-profit organization for a set amount of time.
- Find something you find of interest and this will give you a fun summer, but also help your college applications look spectacular.
8. Find a job-shadowing opportunity
- Job shadowing involves observing or doing small tasks in a professional setting to get ideas
- Ask a company, you know of well, if you can help with filing or sit in a planning meeting