Things to do before leaving home for college

If you’re leaving orange county or you maybe want to think of some ideas of things to do, here are some:

Food

1. Try a new cuisine, restaurant doesn’t have to be in your city

2. Explore the downtown of a city you don’t really go to; ie: Orange or Fullerton. You’ll be pleasantly surprised if you haven’t been to either of their downtowns.

3. A place you wanted to try or wished to go to more often; ie: Rooster Cafe, Urth Cafe, etc.

4. Farmer’s market and Picnic with friends

5. Milkshakes

6. Taking a late night stop at the local diner

Exercise

1. Yoga - get your chakras on

2. Pilates - get those muscles toning

3. Hiking - this is starting to sound like a list of very OC mom activities but bare with me, hiking is one of the better ways to go out with friends (without having to spend money!) You’re out in nature, getting great views, spending quality time with your friend(s), and getting some amazing bonding time as you defeat the uphill together with breathless lungs.

4. Roller skating

5. Walk shelter dogs

Playing Hooky

1. Host a garage sale - get that summer cash. *Tip: Host them early on saturday mornings, get it running at 7 am-ish  People might unsure about checking out a Sunday garage sale, thinking about how it might be filled with leftovers from a Saturday garage sale + people have church in the morning.

2. Drive-through theater - blankets, pillows, and snacks galore.

3. Take cute photos of shelter dogs while you’re out walking them! Then send the photos to the shelter (where the dogs are located). When the dogs have good quality adorable pictures of themselves, they get adopted more quickly! Pro-tip: quality pictures capture the personalities of the dogs.

4. BBQ & Pool with friends

5. Beach day (obviously) + Bonfire