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Why My Lazy Summer was Actually the Best Summer Ever

Royall Bryan Student Contributor, Christopher Newport University
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at CNU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

This summer, I really didn’t do much. I had a couple of fun trips, but most of my days were something like this: Starbucks. Work. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.

Literally.

But, I think there was something important in all of that.

It was the first summer I got to relax.

For every summer since I can remember, I had done something. From summer classes to band camp, my days had been packed – it was like school had never ended for me. This summer, I had the opportunity to wake up at 10am, go to bed at 3am, go to Sonic with my friends, and catch up on all my favorite TV shows.

There were some exciting moments to my summer, for sure..

Like going to see Panic! At The Disco and Weezer in VBeach (and taking a family friend to her first concert without family EVER)…

And taking a road trip to the hometown of George Washington…

Just to get to experience NYC for a weekend…

And spending quality time with my favorite guy ever…

Honestly, this summer was the best one yet.

Stay classy, Captains!

You can categorize Royall as either Leslie Knope when she has her color-coded binders:



or Hyde whenever Jackie comes into a room before they start dating:



There is no in-between. 

Royall recently graduated with her B.A. in Sociology & Anthropology from CNU and now studies Government & International Relations at Regent University. She also serves as the Victim Advocate and Community Outreach Coordinator for Isle of Wight Co., VA in Victim Witness Services. Within Her Campus, she served as a Chapter Writer for CNU for one year, a Campus Expansion Assistant for a semester, Campus Correspondent for two years, and is in the middle of her second semester as a Chapter Advisor. 

You can find her in the corner of a subway-tiled coffee shop somewhere, investigating identity experiences of members of Black Greek Letter Organizations at Primarily White Institutions as well as public perceptions of migrants and refugees. Or fantasizing about ziplining arcoss the French Alps.