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4 Raleigh Locations Perfect For Unplugging And Enjoying Your Own Company

Because solitude is a necessity.

Alyssa Hinshaw

Apr 11, 2018

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4 Raleigh Locations Perfect For Unplugging And Enjoying Your Own Company

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Life is busy, and college brings along a hectic schedule of non-stop interpersonal interaction. Even if you're someone who's energized by staying busy and socially engaged 24/7, it's important to take a few minutes to yourself each week to relax and refocus. Learning to enjoy your own company and to appreciate solitude is extremely beneficial to your wellbeing.

Whether you live on or off campus, here are four ideal places for students (or anyone) in Raleigh to escape to for a quick recharge.

1. Lake Johnson Park

Lake Johnson is conveniently located off Avent Ferry Road and only a 10-minute drive from campus. There are paved trails, picnic areas, and boat and paddle board rentals. Although the area can get crowded on the weekends, it's usually a quiet spot to take a walk, rent a kayak, or hang up your eno.

2. NCMA Park

You don't even have to go inside the North Carolina Museum of Art to enjoy some of what it has to offer. Formally the Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park, this location offers rotating art installations, wooded trails, gardens, and plenty of lawn space to throw down a blanket and enjoy a book.

3. Lake Raleigh

Located on Centennial Campus, Lake Raleigh is either within walking distance or a Wolfline ride away for NC State students. This is another great spot with trails, a disc golf course, workout equipment, and a fishing pier.

4. Wake County Public Library

Considering the unpredictable North Carolina weather, an indoor option is definitely necessary. Wake County Public Library in Cameron Village is the perfect spot to grab a coffee and enjoy some peace and quiet.

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Actually, Kylie Jenner, 2018 is the year of realizing things.

1. Waking Up Early in College is So Much Harder

2. You Have to Get Used to Walking Everywhere

3. Fuzzy Socks are the Cure to All Problems

4. Take Every Opportunity to Get Free Food

5. It's Okay to Gain the "Freshman Fifteen"

6. Invest in Vitamins and Supplements

7. Making Time to Clean is Essential

8. Drinking Water is Actually Important

Cs get degrees!

1. Me after every class

2. If you really care about your grades

3. When you get a new homework assignment

4. When people ask what you're going to do after college

5. When you see people who don't study and get good grades

6. We're all broke here

7. FREE FOOD IS FREE FOOD!

8. When it seems like everyone in class is smart - EXCEPT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP PROJECT!!

Other than knowledge and all those important things

How to take stairs.

Caffeine is your friend.

How to study.

Finding free food.

How to take a nap anywhere.

How to appreciate sleep.

How to procrastinate productively.

Surprise: This is not on the syllabus

1. As a freshman, one does get to be called “freshman” by upperclassmen when they walk to parties in a mob of people.

2. Some of the best stories happen after 2 a.m.

3. Upperclassmen live for meal swipes from freshman because they are poor and need free food.

4. People are struggling just as much as you are so you're not alone.

5. You will never take privacy or personal space for granted ever again.

6. You are not the only one who has slept on the community bathroom floor after a night out.

7. Skipping class for Netflix is a valid excuse.

8. It’s totally acceptable to bring a pot of coffee, a sleeping bag and a pillow to the library.

9. Having class with a friend is the best because you can trade off days on who goes to class.

10. When you are a senior, you take the easiest classes to boost your GPA.

11. How to pull an all-nighter.

12. How to handle drunk people.

13. The drunk you does not look out for sober you about 90 percent of the time.

14. How to deal with a hangover.

15. How to interact with people very different from you.

16. The perfect amount to procrastinate on every assignment.

17. How to pass a class without paying for the textbook that was "required."

18. How to calculate your grades to see what you need on every test in order to maintain a passing grade.

19. How to hook-up with someone without getting emotions involved (but we all know that doesn’t happen).

20. How to handle your roommate when you want to strangle them.

21. That you miss your parent’s every day.

22. How to get into a bar when you aren’t 21.

23. How to BS on assignments, out loud and on your resume.

24. That theme parties are the greatest.

25. How to find free events that have free food.

26. That when there are puppies on campus it will be the greatest day of your life.

27. Alarms are necessary and you must set like seven of them in order to wake up in time for class.

28. Greek parties are exactly how they are in movies.

29. Care packages are treated like Christmas presents.

30. The friends you meet in college will become your bridesmaids and groomsmen.

31. That printers only break when you need them the most.

32. Cereal, ramen noodles, Easy Mac and microwavable pancakes can be used for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

33. That classes before 8 a.m. should be illegal.

34. Changing your major is OK.

Don't let the thesaurus-inspired vocabularies in our résumés fool you. We're actually just big kids.

"You should know exactly what career is right for your future by the time you're 18."

"Save all your money."

"Get plenty of sleep and adjust to a regular sleep schedule."

"Make sure to eat healthy, balanced meals. Don't forget those fruits and vegetables."

"Surround yourself with good, moral people."

"Don't do anything stupid."

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