{"id":6915,"date":"2016-04-15T13:09:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T07:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/?p=6915"},"modified":"2016-04-20T08:49:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T03:19:54","slug":"7-interesting-things-to-do-during-summer-vacations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/7-interesting-things-to-do-during-summer-vacations.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Interesting Things to do During Summer Vacations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, it\u2019s summer vacation. That can be both a boon and a bane. It is a boon because you no longer have to stay up all night, burning the midnight oil. Also, you no longer have to write those endless, boring papers. But it is also a bane because you are not sure what to do with all your extra time. Well, fret no more, as I have the perfect solution for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/15130840\/summer-vacations.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6959\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6959\" src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/15130840\/summer-vacations-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"summer vacations\" width=\"730\" height=\"511\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\">Here are 7 things you can do during your summer vacations:<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\">1. Restyle Your Room:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Your room is probably the place where you spend most of your time, so why not make an effort and personalize it? You don\u2019t really need to spend a bomb to do this. Here are a few pointers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make a Powerpoint presentation of pictures of all your favourite books, movies, TV shows and bands.\u00a0<\/span>Take printouts of these and paste them like a collage on your wall. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You could also make a huge collage of old photographs and relive bitter-sweet memories every time you look at it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, you don\u2019t have to have great artistic abilities to revamp your room. If you can\u2019t paint or draw, just buy stickers and wall decals to cover your cupboards and walls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or you could just reorganize your room \u2013 arrange all the books by category and store all stationery neatly, in separate boxes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move around the furniture or try your hand at mirror painting \u2013 the point is, think of yourself as an artist and treat your room as your canvas.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6922\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14191838\/girls-bedroom-decorating-ideas.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6922\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6922 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14191838\/girls-bedroom-decorating-ideas.jpg\" alt=\"girls-bedroom-decorating-ideas\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/384;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: bedroommakeoverideas.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\">2. Volunteer at an NGO:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The benefits of doing volunteer work in your free time are many-fold. Not only are you helping a needy person but you also learn valuable life skills like how to work in a team and how to take direction. Also, volunteering at an NGO doesn\u2019t necessarily mean teaching kids how to read. You can find an NGO that deals with a cause close to your heart \u2013 it could be sports, dance, music, animal welfare \u2013 anything! NGOs like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parikrmafoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parikrama<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.childrightstrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Child Rights Trus<\/a>t in Bangalore, are more than happy to offer you the opportunity to volunteer.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6916\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14184709\/NGO-compressor.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6916\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6916 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14184709\/NGO-compressor.jpg\" alt=\"work-in-a-NGO\" width=\"413\" height=\"374\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 413px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 413\/374;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: blogspot.in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\">3. Form a Hobby Club With Your Relatives and Friends:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer vacation is the perfect time to catch up on reading and watching movies. Why don\u2019t you form a reading club with your friends? You could all assign books to yourselves and pick a fixed time of the week, to discuss what happened in each of your books. If you find 5 friends to do this, it is like reading 5 books at the same time!<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6917\" style=\"width: 556px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14185006\/form-a-club-interest-compressor.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6917\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6917 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14185006\/form-a-club-interest-compressor.jpg\" alt=\"form-a-club-interest\" width=\"556\" height=\"417\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 556px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 556\/417;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: leglessbird.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\">4. Start a Blog:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blogging is not only therapeutic\u00a0but is also a great way to create a network! And you can blog about anything \u2013 from maintaining a sort of journal of your thoughts to uploading quirky, unconventional pictures that you have clicked. To do a good job, spend some time researching about existing blogs on the topic and make sure you have a clear vision of how you want your blog to be. And of course, when you share your posts, lots of time goes in keeping track of those Facebook likes and shares.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6919\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14185209\/start-a-blog-compressor.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6919\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6919 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14185209\/start-a-blog-compressor.jpg\" alt=\"start-a-blog\" width=\"584\" height=\"306\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 584px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 584\/306;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: blogerish.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\">5. Take up a Summer Job:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a great time for a person who has good people skills and a fair knowledge of English and the local language to take up summer jobs. This is because of the severe dearth of employability of the resource pool. So approach a barista near your place or a work as a local tourist guide. Sign up for these online sites, like timesjobs.com, that are recruiting for summer jobs. I\u2019m sure you don\u2019t need help coming up with ways on how to spend all the extra cash!<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6923\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14191953\/bartending-experts.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6923\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6923 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14191953\/bartending-experts.jpg\" alt=\"bartending-experts\" width=\"440\" height=\"267\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 440\/267;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: brightmags.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\">6. Learn a New Skill:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What have you always wanted to do? Well, what\u2019s stopping you? Do it right now, during your summer break! You don\u2019t need to join courses with hefty fees to acquire this knowledge \u2013 you could just rely on Youtube videos and other free, online courses and forums. Maybe by the time of your next summer break, you can pass on your knowledge and even start teaching these skills! Here are a few skills you could develop:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play an instrument<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn a foreign language<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn how to salsa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn how to bake<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about psychology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6924\" style=\"width: 532px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14192121\/why-you-need-to-have-a-hobby.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6924\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6924 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14192121\/why-you-need-to-have-a-hobby-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"why-you-need-to-have-a-hobby\" width=\"532\" height=\"399\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 532px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 532\/399;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: businessinsider.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\">7. Family Time:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you grow older, you start spending less and less time with your family. What is ironic is that, it is only as you grow older that you realize the importance of family life \u2013 by family we mean not just your parents and siblings, but your<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/what-makes-our-grandparents-so-irreplaceable.html?utm_source=YDBlog&amp;utm_medium=InternalLinking&amp;utm_content=Personal&amp;utm_campaign=ThingsToDoSummerVacations\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grandparents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> too! You might have to move away for studies or a job, so take some time out and plan a lunch with your mum, a game of TT with your dad or a picnic with your grandparents.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6921\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14191708\/Family-time.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6921\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6921 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14191708\/Family-time.jpg\" alt=\"Family-time\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/300;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: drjameswellborn.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have any new, innovative ways of spending time during the summer vacations? Do let us know in the comments below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, it\u2019s summer vacation. That can be both a boon and a bane. It is a boon because you no longer have to stay up all night, burning the midnight oil. Also, you no longer have to write those endless, boring papers. 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