Why You Should Skip The Alcohol This Semester | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Lifestyle

Why You Should Skip The Alcohol This Semester

Alcohol + party = no fun.

9
Why You Should Skip The Alcohol This Semester
Wikimedia Commons

Many people believe you can't have fun without alcohol. Sure, it may be funny to watch drunk people try to walk and talk, however, it won't be so fun the next morning when they wake up with a hangover and don't remember what happened the night before. It is possible to have fun without drinking; trust me, I do it all the time.

Get a group of friends together and do something everyone would like. You can go hiking, go whitewater rafting, or anything outdoors. My school has sand volleyball tournaments and paint parties; we find ways to have fun (even though you might have to take a shower when you are done). When it is cold outside, get a group together to go and do the cold water challenge and jump in a lake. It will be cold as all get out, but it will be so much fun. You can do crazy things without drinking; it may mean more common sense, but you can still have fun. When you find things that are fun for you, alcohol isn't even thought of. You will make memories while seeing amazing views. When you get into nature with friends, you learn things about them that you never knew before and you wouldn't have found out any other way.

People can get together and play board games. Games like that can be very entertaining. At my school, we get a group of people to play Rule of Signs. You come up with your own sign and you throw an imaginary ball around using your sign; the person in the middle is trying to figure out who has the ball. You have to be open to doing things that you think are childish. Most of the time you will end up having fun!

If you like singing, you can get people together who play guitar (or other portable instruments) and have a small jam session. You can make up songs that you wish you could hear on the radio, or just gibberish to be funny. Whatever you want to do that would be fun, just do it. I promise it will be more fun without alcohol or drugs.

My school is a dry campus, meaning nobody on campus (whether you are of age or not) can have alcohol on campus. We have so much fun all the time. We have bonfires, cookouts, paint parties, dances, Halloween parties, etc. We never have alcohol, but every person has fun. I don't see the pull to have alcohol; I don't care about having it. I have gone to a party before where there was alcohol and I didn't have anywhere near as much fun as I do when I'm at one that doesn't have any alcohol. So, skip the alcohol and have more fun than the people drinking.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
cousins
Bailey Totten

I've known you your entire life. More than likely I held you in the first three days of it and at least one of us cried. Cousins are truly one of the best things in the world and while sometimes I complain about how many people crowd Grandma's living room on Christmas Eve, I wouldn't trade you all anything.

You are my best friends, the only people who can understand what it's like on Thanksgiving, and you are the spunkiest people I have ever met. But you as so so young, most of you are just now starting your adventures in the public education system. I mean, I'm so very young too. I'm not married, I don't have children, heck, I just started my adult life, but I do want to give you what little advice I have. My dears, these are the things I want you to know.

Keep Reading...Show less
ORHS Graduation
Kristen Sack, ORHS Graduation

You are a senior in high school, you have made it to the final year that you have been looking forward to since the first day of freshman year. Whether this has been the worst or best four years of your life, appreciate it. You will never have these times back, you will never be in high school again. It is hard for someone still in high school to wrap their brain around, but there will be a day when you wish you could be in the shoes you're in right now. Here are 15 things I have learned being in college that I wish I knew as a high school senior:

Keep Reading...Show less
one tree hill
Wikimedia

Everyone, and I mean everyone has heard of the show "One Tree Hill". Many people think that this show is the best thing they've ever watched and others won't bother watching it because they know they'll get hooked. And yes, I know many people have written about this show before, but I couldn't resist. I could re-watch every season multiple times to the point where I can almost quote an entire scene. Trust me, once you start "One Tree Hill", you will be hooked. There's way too many reasons to list as to why you'll love this show, and these are just a few.

Keep Reading...Show less
Health and Wellness

5 Ways To Bring Positivity Into Your Life When All You Want To Do Is Drown In Self-Pity

It seems like life has been serving up more bad than good and in all honesty, the only thing you want to do is crawl under your covers and hide from the rest of the world.

1886
5 Ways To Bring Positivity Into Your Life When All You Want To Do Is Drown In Self-Pity
Photo by Kinga Howard on Unsplash

The first two weeks of classes have come to an end and they have been anything BUT easy. It seems like life has been serving up more bad than good and in all honesty, the only thing you want to do is crawl under your covers and hide from the rest of the world.

Although this seems like the best solution, it is also the easy way out. Take it from the girl who took basically a whole week off from her life because she just could not handle everything that was being thrown at her. This caused her to feel extremely lonely and even more stressed out for being behind in classes that JUST began.

Keep Reading...Show less
friends

1. Thank you for being my person.

2. Thank you for knowing me better than I know myself sometimes.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments