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Hey guys, after my exams are over, at the end of this month, I go on a break from university for 3-4 months, which is a ridiculously long break in my opinion. Normally between school years I would just sit at home, play the flavor of the month game, and hang out with friends et cetera, but this year, and for such a huge amount of time, I don't really want to waste it just gaming.
So what do you guys suggest I do? I had some ideas including:
Volunteer Work, it will help me get into my honors course (though I will be doing it during the university semester regardless of if I do it this holiday period)
Learning a language, probably korean, mandarin, or japanese
Learning an instrument, or improving my skills at guitar / piano
Going on a working holiday (travel through Europe or something)
No restrictions really apply to what I could do, though I would rather not spend more than say, 2000 doing it.
Thanks for any input and have a great day!
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I don´t think you should follow the advice of people that don´t know you, make your decisions by yourself, but i would do working holiday, it´s a great experience, or go and learn korean.
best would be working holiday in korea :D
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well there are some things next to the mentioned stuff:
- try to find a parttime job in your major, or related to major
- work at yout university as a lab-assistent (if possible)
these 2 things will look good in vita/ give you connection to profs, which can lead to connections to companies later on.
- do work&travel
the list of fun-activities is usually longer and looks more persuading, but dont forget your study.
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Remember that you are young. Allow free time for yourself, no point in waiting till you are 60 to have a considerable holiday.
However, it is true that if you just game around you're going to feel like crap, catch bad habits, and lose much of your good routines.
Thus, I suggest some of the following:
-Work 1-3 months, and have the rest off, maybe go for a trip overseas with the money you earn?
-Start working out. Strength training is awesome, and you can dedicate quite a bit of time to it.
-spend time with your friends if you have some, plan trips with them, hang out, etc.
-work overseas if you feel like you want to experience something different
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try to set a goal for yourself, and try to achieve it id say...
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Learn how to train dogs for people with disabilities.
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Ikidomari. You know you have the best ID, right? I was thinking about it last night. I can stress any number of syllables and pronounce it any way and still feel like I'm kind of good at japanese..
I think volunteering. You can get experiences and opportonuties that part-time jobs do not give you. Also experience is really good. Trust me, having a sketchy resume is actuallyreally regrettable. A bit of work now will make your life easier in the future.
In regards to learning a new language, as far as I can tell it is kind of like painting a room. You need time for the drywall screws to pop, for the primer to dry and for the earlier coats to dry. LOL what i mean by that is you don't need full days of study (if you have the patience for that you have a good future) as much as you need for your ears to adjust to listening to the shape of the language. The way the syntax is ordered and the way words are pronounced. You'd only make use of all that time if you found some program in which you immerse yourself in the language in the afternoon and do grammar lessons in the morning or something..4 months is too short to learn a language unless your one of those people whose brains simplifies things really well.. then you can learn it quickly but suck as well
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On October 11 2012 22:18 meteorskunk wrote:
Ikidomari. You know you have the best ID, right? I was thinking about it last night. I can stress any number of syllables and pronounce it any way and still feel like I'm kind of good at japanese..
I think volunteering. You can get experiences and opportonuties that part-time jobs do not give you. Also experience is really good. Trust me, having a sketchy resume is actuallyreally regrettable. A bit of work now will make your life easier in the future.
In regards to learning a new language, as far as I can tell it is kind of like painting a room. You need time for the drywall screws to pop, for the primer to dry and for the earlier coats to dry. LOL what i mean by that is you don't need full days of study (if you have the patience for that you have a good future) as much as you need for your ears to adjust to listening to the shape of the language. The way the syntax is ordered and the way words are pronounced. You'd only make use of all that time if you found some program in which you immerse yourself in the language in the afternoon and do grammar lessons in the morning or something..4 months is too short to learn a language unless your one of those people whose brains simplifies things really well.. then you can learn it quickly but suck as well
thanks man I like my name too (<3 Mirai Nikki!)
Yeah, I know how tough it is to learn a new language (Chinese class in primary school all those years ago ;_;)
But I think if I committed say, 5 hours a day, I could be proficient, not fluent or anything, but good enough to go to a country where it is the main language and not have too much trouble understanding people, and communicating.
thanks everyone else for replies too! I think I've decided to go on a short-ish holiday with friends, and learn guitar or piano again (probably guitar because my piano is at my uncle's house ;_;)
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Learning a language, probably korean, mandarin, or japanese
Instead
Learn a computer language, preferably Python, C++, or Java
Or, go start a company/apply for a tech incubator in Australia. See what new ideas are out there, take one, and see if you can port it to Sydney.
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On October 11 2012 23:45 Shady Sands wrote:Instead Learn a computer language, preferably Python, C++, or Java Or, go start a company/apply for a tech incubator in Australia. See what new ideas are out there, take one, and see if you can port it to Sydney.
=O
I'm taking a programming course next semester, it might be a good idea to get ahead and learn one of those, I only know a little C++
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If I were you I would learn to programme. It's probably what I am gonna do once I finish high school and have a 3/4 months holiday.
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Sounds like you will have a bit of time to do a few things... Pick up your instrument once in a while and play that for sure. As far as learning to program goes, I'll just say this: I'm a Java developer and I have found that if you're not doing it every day, the things you learn fade to the point where they are relatively vague ideas and you have to look them up again. Programming is also a ton of theory so maybe that would be worth looking up? Like programming 101 for object oriented languages (applies to C++ and Java which ever you choose).
What about reading? There are too many good books out there to pass them up!
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On October 12 2012 01:46 tehemperorer wrote:
Sounds like you will have a bit of time to do a few things... Pick up your instrument once in a while and play that for sure. As far as learning to program goes, I'll just say this: I'm a Java developer and I have found that if you're not doing it every day, the things you learn fade to the point where they are relatively vague ideas and you have to look them up again. Programming is also a ton of theory so maybe that would be worth looking up? Like programming 101 for object oriented languages (applies to C++ and Java which ever you choose).
What about reading? There are too many good books out there to pass them up!
thanks for the insight on programming! I guess it's sort of like learning any language
Reading is a given (: I get through atleast a book a week (A 500+page novel, not a small book, either  )
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On October 12 2012 01:52 Ikidomari wrote:Show nested quote +On October 12 2012 01:46 tehemperorer wrote:
Sounds like you will have a bit of time to do a few things... Pick up your instrument once in a while and play that for sure. As far as learning to program goes, I'll just say this: I'm a Java developer and I have found that if you're not doing it every day, the things you learn fade to the point where they are relatively vague ideas and you have to look them up again. Programming is also a ton of theory so maybe that would be worth looking up? Like programming 101 for object oriented languages (applies to C++ and Java which ever you choose).
What about reading? There are too many good books out there to pass them up! thanks for the insight on programming! I guess it's sort of like learning any language Reading is a given (: I get through atleast a book a week (A 500+page novel, not a small book, either )
Nice! Yeah you are right it's a lot like learning any language, good point.
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Where do you get your money from to attend university? During summer I always worked full time to help pay off my loans.
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On October 12 2012 03:23 Fumanchu wrote:
Where do you get your money from to attend university? During summer I always worked full time to help pay off my loans.
I got a scholarship for my first year, the rest is put onto a loan which i can pay off when i can afford it after i have my degree
i also have a part time job, and put 100 a week into a savings account
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