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Sift through treasures at the antique shops on the downtown mall
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Try every local coffee shop in Charlottesville so that you can make a responsible, informed decision about which is your favorite
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Send your best friend from high school a handwritten letter
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Enjoy grilled cheese and live music at The Southern
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Ask someone out on a date
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Wear the super cool outfit that you’re afraid is a little weird but that you totally love
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Surprise a friend with flowers or an order of Insomnia Cookies
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Host people at your apartment for a dinner party, pregame, or Vanderpump Rules viewing party
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Enjoy the butteriest, flakiest, most delicious bear claw there ever was from Albemarle Baking Company on West Main Street
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Call your grandma and ask her about her favorite memories from her twenties
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Take an impromptu weekend road trip, complete with a sing-along playlist
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Take a professor out for coffee and ask about their experiences and career advice
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Admire art at the Fralin
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Knock on the door of your first year room with a bottle of wine in hand
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Take advantage of your student access to Lynda.com and learn some new software skills
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Submit a piece of writing to a student publication
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Try a crazy makeup tutorial with your friends
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Join a pickup game of your favorite sport (or a sport that you’ve never tried)
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Go to a performance for a student group you know nothing about
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Try out a yoga class downtown or at the AFC
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Make an appointment to get that haircut or color you’ve been thinking about for months, but haven’t had the guts to go for yet (this is your sign!)
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Grab brunch at the Blue Moon Diner
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Check out some of TJ’s handwritten letters and one of the original Declarations of Independence at the Special Collections Library
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Go camping in Shenandoah National Park (don’t forget s’mores ingredients)
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Pick out a random book to read from Heartwood Books on Elliewood Ave
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