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Comment author: palladias 05 May 2014 08:19:43PM *  3 points [-]

Looks like when my current job ends (May 31), I'll have the summer free before my next one starts (Sept). My June is pretty much booked with a big writing project with a looming deadline, but I get to decide how to fill July and August, and I'd appreciate crowdsourced suggestions.

I'm lucky enough to not need to find alternate work to cover living expenses for those two months, so I'm not particularly in the market for short-term work suggestions. I'll be based out of D.C. during this period. Not super interested in travel. I'm considering some self-study but I'm not planning to become a programmer.

Here are some of the things I currently have in mind (not highly optimized, the things that occur immediately when I think "What do I want to do this summer?":

  • ASL class at Gallaudet
  • Ignatian retreat
  • Stepping up my freelance writing work
  • Looking into any shop classes for adults
  • Sewing, embroidering, soldering a fairly involved Halloween costume

What kinds of things am I not thinking of that might be delightful?

Comment author: iarwain1 07 May 2014 01:54:48PM *  0 points [-]

Maybe try doing nothing. For some people that would drive them crazy, but for others a month of rest and peacefulness can be life-changing. Try turning off the computer for a month. Take walks. Read a book under a tree. Smell the flowers. Meditate.

Also, I'm not sure if this counts as travel, but Shenandoah is only about 1:30 from DC. Getting a small cabin or a room in a bed and breakfast for a month is not so expensive. Immersing yourself in a more natural, less hectic environment can itself be extremely restorative. And you can even sew / embroider while you're doing it.

Comment author: palladias 07 May 2014 02:23:46PM *  0 points [-]

I am definitely in the "would drive them crazy" camp. One of the worst vacations I've taken was to St. John with my family. It's a long way to go just to read on the beach rather than read in a park or a library.

I do have Ignatian retreat on my list, though.

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