It is finally here! Mostly, students find it hard to spend their semester break productively. One day of procrastination leads to another. And then another. And soon, you take a look at your phone and figure out that you're left with not many days.

Bummer.

If you're an introvert, however, you'll have every day—every moment planned. Don't despair if you're not, this post is for introverts and extroverts alike. 

01. Journaling.

Pretty cliched. I know. You're probably done with all your life's journaling by now. However, there is more than one way of journaling. Some people prefer doing a weekly journal; they record an entire week with whatever they can commit to memory and recall. Some people write every day. 

You could try bullet journaling for a change. It's this whole new minimalist trend that has been getting pretty popular. People even post their bullet journaling ideas on Pinterest and Instagram. Do check those out. Finding where these ideas shouldn't be a problem. 

Learn to web browse. 

Why just stick to those fancy leather journals? Download a journaling app! There are tons of those on Play Store.  

When it comes to what you will actually be writing, you don't need much input. Do you? However, here is something new for you: Try writing a people's journal? You can describe encounters you recently had with new people and how they made you feel. Or how you generally see a person. Using cool metaphors, or even poetry, ought to spice it up a notch. 

02. Photography.

Not the most introvert-y of things people from the introvert cult can do. If you think about it, Photography is something that mild introverts can have fun doing. And isn't that the whole point? Of photography? I think of it as this self-involving hobby where you get to explore more of the world around you. Through a camera lens. And most importantly, you get to explore yourself, too. You see yourself in the pictures you take. 

Self-exploration is what drives us.

Here is what I suggest: Try a whole new angle on your usual targets. Have them printed. And then cover an entire wall or something. Like a pictorial mural. You could always post your shots on Instagram. Or start a blog. 

The best thing about this one is that if you're good enough, you can get paid. 

Cha-ching! 

03. Scrapbooking. 

I have been wanting to start this one. Too bad I am left with only a single week before my classes resume. 

You would need a lot of material for a scrapbook. I recommend an entire art-supply-shopping-spree. People stick to just pictures when it comes to scrapbooks. That's just plain boring. You can get as inventive as possible. There really is no limit. It is just you. And how much you like to experiment. 

You can use spray paints! Break crayons and oil pastels and stick those to the cover to fancy it up. Cut empty soda cans to make borders; you should probably use toothpicks and matchsticks, too. Some walnut shells ought to give your scrapbook the homemade look people opt for. 

I like being resourceful. 

Now, what to scrapbook about? As far as scrapbooking goes, it is literally about anything you can think of. But here is something different—if you haven't tried it already: Make a scrapbook of all the cool new songs you have listened to so far. Put in some album arts, add in the lyrics, and finally, your interpretation of those lyrics and the songs as a whole. 

04. Reading!

The best one yet. 

I tried doing one of those reading challenges. But never got around to completing any. There are some books that you just will never touch. And that kept me from this one challenge completely. Currently, I am preoccupied with four books at once. That is challenging enough for me.

So, how to make this one interesting like the rest? 

I recommend doing a character map? What's that? Something I just made up. I think another best thing about reading books is that you may come across the characters IRL. If not, then there might be something familiar in the people you see. Writers adept at making good characters end up teaching you a lot. You can then learn to interpret how best to protect your interests when dealing with... personnes difficiles. In the real world.

Not narcissistic at all. You should try this map thing. The originally intended meaning of which was writing about the characters you read and trying to understand them with your point of view instead of that of the author.

05. Coding.

Took you by surprise, this one, didn't it? I personally loathe coding. Probably because I never got around to getting good at it. However, if you want to avoid all interaction, enjoy your own company, then you should code.

I like cryptography. And ciphers. And encoding and decoding messages. This does fall in line with coding, somehow. Okay, maybe it doesn't. But they do teach you this in all the computer bachelor programs.

To make this one seem outside the box, you should try duplicating already made software into some code of your own creation. That might rile it up for you?

Computer programming is getting very notorious nowadays. And in a good way. You could also benefit from freelance coding. And earn!

These were my five picks for spending this time's semester break. I honestly feel like I had to write a post. Having been away for a really long time. Most of what I've written might not even make complete sense. I did notice some rampant casualness in the content, though. I kind of like it, too. Keeping it simple makes it easy for everybody.

I hope you enjoy doing all these five, people who never read much of my blog.

Until next time.