The end of spring semester is the thing dreams are made of. The feeling of finishing your last final and getting to finally relax without any projects, papers or tests nagging you in the back of your mind is euphoric. Throw in the excitement of getting to spend the summer doing nothing but tanning and traveling and you’ve got yourself the perfect care-free cocktail. You feel on top of the world until you get about halfway through the summer and realize… you miss college. I know, I know -- who would miss spending countless days and all-nighters stressing out about everything that’s due all while consistently experiencing what is basically one giant hangover? Once you spend weeks away from your friends and the lose the independence to do what you want when you want, it’s easy to realize just how good you have it during the school year. When you’re feeling down because you’re missing those wonderful college days, here are a few things you can do to make you feel like you never left.
1. Shotgun a LaCroix
If you’re underage and your parents won’t let you drink when you’re back at home, fret not. You can imagine you’re at a frat party and shotgun a LaCroix. You can pretend it’s a good ol’ PBR and hydrate all at the same time. If that isn’t adulting, I don’t know what is.
2. Pull an all-nighter
3. Get Taco Bell at 3 a.m.
This one is only for those with a strong imagination because if you can’t pretend you’re completely wasted, you might die from how gross it tastes. Taco Bell was not made for sober people.
4. Sleep in until 2 p.m.
Set an alarm for 8:30 am and press snooze so you can pretend you’re making the very adult decision of skipping class to catch up on some much needed Z’s. Nothing says ‘college’ more than sleeping in until 2 pm while your responsibilities sit in the corner watching you waste time neglecting them.
5. Have a party with your 'friends'
Grab some stuffed animals or dolls and do the most pathetic thing you can when you’re missing your friends from college: have a party and pretend they’re there. Make it even MORE realistic and totally not creepy at all by taping pictures of their faces onto the dolls! “Jessica, do you want another beer?” “OMG Barb that Ken doll is totally checking you out!”
So, there you have it! Five super awesome and totally not sad at all ways to pretend you’re still at college during the summer. I guess there’s always FaceTiming your friends if you miss them but why do that when you can flex those imagination muscles? Just remember, fall semester is right around the corner.
