Now that the semester is coming to a close, many students are going home wondering what they will do over the break. If you find yourself sitting at home with no idea what to do with all your free time, hopefully this list will provide some winter-time inspiration.
If you love to read or wish you read more, check out some of these titles from best-selling authors:
· The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
· The Help by Kathryn Stockett
· A Game of Thrones by George Martin
· Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
· Atonement by Ian McEwan
· The Host by Stephanie Meyer
· The Road by Cormac McCarthy
· Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
· The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
· The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
· The Kite Runner and its sequel, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Hosseini Khaled
· The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
· Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
· White Teeth by Zadie Smith
· The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
· Chocolat by Joanne Harris
If you want to curl up inside and watch a movie with your friends and family, here are a few of my favorites to get you started. I have tried to include awesome lesser-known films for a wider range of choices.
· Another Earth (2011)
· Let Me In (2010)
· Lucky (2011)
· The Last Samurai (2003)
· Dances With Wolves (1990)
· Princess Mononoke (1997)
· Signs (2002)
· Pandorum (2009)
· Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
· Once (2006)
· Minority Report (2002)
· Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
· The Cell (2000)
· What Dreams May Come (1998)
· Labyrinth (1986)
· The Dark Crystal (1982)
· The Green Mile (1999)
Or try one of these activities:
· Sledding
· Volunteer
· Go Caroling
· Put together a jigsaw puzzle
· Host a holiday party
· Learn to cook a new dish or dessert
· Make a silly music video
· Play cards
· Go Bowling
· Find a Ski/Snowboarding Resort
· Buy a vase or whatever you want and paint it
· Go to a clothing store with someone and find the ugliest outfit you can (take pictures)
Whatever you choose to do over the break, have fun and stay warm!
Pictures:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones
http://www.aeonscope.net/2008/05/08/the-dark-crystal/
http://www.thefashionpolice.net/2008/11/another-ugly-prom-dress-interlud…