My hobby is music. It has always been and it will always be. Creating music, I mean, not listening to it. Whenever I have free time or need a break I go to my piano and spend hour learning song and singing. It's my therapy. There is a problem with it though: it is not the most practical hobby.

It's not like I can carry my piano with me everywhere, or start singing wherever I go. That would be annoying. This struggle forced me to find something more practical. Not with the idea of leaving music, but with the purpose of de-stressing or chilling wherever and whenever I wanted to.

Then I realized I’ve always been a fan of books. I’m always in the middle of a book, there’s always one on my nightstand or in my tablet, and the fact that all of my Amazon orders are books is kind of worrying, honestly.

What I love about books is that they are all completely different, or similar, depending on what you want. If you are like me, then you probably read a different genre every time you change books, but there’s also the possibility of you being a reader with a preference. Some people enjoy thrillers and nothing more while some like romance and they won’t pick up a book unless there’s a cheesy love story going on.

The thing is, not everyone likes books, and that’s completely okay!

I love books, but I’ll be the first to admit books and I have a love-hate relationship. Maybe because I have to read tons of textbooks for my classes, or just because I tend to put them aside when I find a really good show on Netflix (currently going through this). Good news is, there are many different ways of reading.

If you don’t enjoy physical books, then try buying a tablet. Having one also helps you save money at the beginning of the semester because – in case you didn’t know – digital textbooks tend to be way cheaper. If you don’t like reading long stories, then go online and find a good website – something you already did because you’re here, so go and read some more articles while you’re at it. I think reading articles is one of my favorite things to do because you never know what you may find, and they are short and easy to digest.

I just ask you to remember this the next time you’re bored in your bed staring at the ceiling. Reading is an amazing hobby – a healthy one – so go do yourself a favor and grab a book or find articles online, but please read.