1. Summer homework if you have any. I’ve had homework every single summer since 1st grade (around 7 years old) but I know that a lot of schools don’t do this. This is actually my first summer in 11 years without any homework since I am graduating from high school this weekend!
2. Teach yourself something new / take a class online. Personally, I’ll be using Memrise to teach myself Astronomy, French, some miscellaneous history, Political Science, and ASL. If you’re looking to learn a language, I highly recommend Duolingo as well, and there are a huge number of other websites where you can take classes.
3. Get school supplies for next year. Pretty self-explanatory :)
4. Read more! Pick up one of those books that you’ve been meaning to read, or go to the library and choose a book that looks interesting. If you like writing, you could also write a paper about it.
5. Get some work experience or volunteer. Although not really study related, it can improve your ability to work during the school year.
6. Organize your room, desk, backpack, closet, etc.
7. Pick up or pursue a hobby. Maybe you haven’t had time to practice guitar or painting since you’ve been so busy with school, but now is your time to actually do it! If you can’t think of any hobbies or skills to try, there are a bunch of ideas online.
8. Set up a bullet journal if you haven’t already. If you don’t know what that is or haven’t tried one yet, there’s tons of inspiration right here in the studyblr community!
9. Start the 30 day studyblr challenge, the 100 days of productivity challenge, or another similar challenge. Yes, even during the summer!
10. And lastly, just RELAX. We all push ourselves so hard during the school year, we all need to learn how to relax and keep ourselves from burning out.
Music is very important to me and I believe that different bands at different times of my life have helped define who I am, have inspired me creatively, and have created some of my favorite memories. The least I can do is dedicate a drawing to my top 10 favorite bands & artists!
Starting the countdown - #10. Green Day: Honestly I don’t think I do so well as a self-proclaimed Green Day fan. If you ask me to name any of their songs from the past 10 years, I couldn’t tell you. But there’s something very, very special about the album “American Idiot” - that CD stands in its own place in time on my life narrative. Hearing it for the first time was so impactful that I remember exactly where I was, and when. It shook me - I was 12 years old, had previously only known my parents’ music and Disney CDs, and had never heard something so loud and fast, and powerful (and full of cuss words) as this wonderful album. I immediately knew I needed to have this CD, so I convinced a school friend to get it for me for Christmas and I kept my secret treasure hidden in my room where I would listen to it every. single. day. I loved the narrative style of the album, which had characters and some kind of plot that I don’t think I ever fully understood, but I would interpret it in my own way. Not to mention, the music got me thinking politically for the first time in my young life. For all these reasons, Green Day takes the number 10 spot on my countdown.
My favorite songs: American Idiot, Holiday, Jesus of Suburbia, St. Jimmy
