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Alternatives to Spring Break

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UW Lax chapter.

Don’t have anything planned for Spring Break and it’s too late too plan anything now? Well, forget going to Florida, forget going to Cancun, and forget going anywhere else you’d be dying to travel.

 

As some friends and I were joking about, my friend mentioned she would send me lots of pictures to make me jealous. I told her that I would send her a picture of my bank account balance and see who is really jealous here. Speaking of money, here are several alternatives to Spring Break that will save you some money and keep you out of boredom.

 

Work

Although work is not always your favorite place to kill some time, getting that paycheck will make it so worth it.

 

Spa Day

You can either do a DIY Spa Day (tons of ideas on Pinterest) or spend some money at a real spa. Either way you’ll be saving a lot more money than sipping on over priced drinks in Miami.

 

Water Park

You may not be swimming with dolphins but you could be swimming with your friends at a waterpark! Get together a group of your friends and visit a hotel with a pool, the dells, or your closest waterpark to have some fun for only a cheap wristband.

 

De-Stress

What better way to actually enjoy Springbreak than relaxing? Grab some blankets, close the blinds, and binge watch some Netflix. Forget all the assignments our teachers keep piling on us and actually enjoy not having responsibilities!

 

Volunteer

Everyone always says in the back of their head they really should volunteer more, but now is your chance to actually do it! Visit your local animal shelter, visit the soup kitchen, or help out at a church. Why not have some fun while helping someone?

How are you going to spend your break this year?