For seniors about to enter college, this summer is their final chance to create lasting memories before diving into the demands of college life. This is a list to help develop ideas for you and your friends or yourself. 

1. Take a painting class
2. Go for a hike 
3. Learn a new sport 
4. Read a book (The Stranger, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)
5. Take a road trip through Big Sur
6. Camp with friends 
7. Go whale watching
8. Go to Lake Tahoe 
9. Spend a beach day in the sun (Shell Beach, Avila Beach, and San Simeon)
10. Take a bike ride 
11. Go to downtown Santa Barbara 
12. Volunteer 
13. Catch up on sleep
14. Take a train ride 
15. Go to an amusement park 
16. Spend time with your family 
17. Go to SLO farmers’ market
18. Have a picnic 
19. Go shopping or window shopping
20. Dress up with your friends for a “fancy” dinner 
21. Watch the sunset in the back of a pickup truck
22. Go to a concert 
23. Go to a play 
24. Bike around town 
25. Go fishing
26. Make homemade ice cream 
27. Play with slime
28. Play pickleball 
29. Take a drive 
30. Barbecue with friends  

As summer encroaches upon us, this can be a reference list to look back on, like a checklist to see what you’ve done over the summer and what still needs to be completed when the time is right.

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Liam Lacabe

Spending time at the beach.