With summer bliss slowly fading and back-to-school nerves emerging, it\u2019s important to cherish the time left before heading to campus. Transitioning into a demanding academic year, the competitive culture at UC Berkeley can take away the moments of gratitude people share. With a few seconds left in the hourglass, it\u2019s best to make the most of the time left. Here are a few things you can do to finish off the summer.<\/p>\n
Watching the sunset at a local beach<\/p>\n
Taking some downtime during the summer is always crucial, but being at the beach is what makes it better. Grab a blanket and a friend to soak in the cotton-candy sunset views.<\/p>\n
Hugging friends and family one more time<\/p>\n
The hardest part about leaving home is saying goodbye to that one special person. To your childhood pitbull or the smoothie guy at your local grocery store, make it count one more time by giving them a hug!<\/p>\n
Taking a walk around the neighborhood<\/p>\n
Over the past few weeks, it\u2019s likely that you\u2019ve established camp somewhere around the world. Take one last neighborhood walk to visualize every detail imaginable to never forget your summer adventures.<\/p>\n
Going to your favorite food spot<\/p>\n
In my personal opinion, the hardest challenge to face as summer is ending is eating my last gelato cone at the local Bacio di Latte. Knowing that you won\u2019t find your hometown eateries in Berkeley, support your favorite food or dessert spot, and savor every last bite.<\/p>\n
Exploring other ideas<\/p>\n
For more inspiration, try out these activities for yourself!<\/p>\n
Watching a comforting movie with friendsReflecting on summer and giving gratitudeCooking a classic childhood mealPrinting out pictures from this summer (of trips, quality time with friends and family and other memorable things)Annoying your parentsPlaying board games with your siblingsGoing for a late-night swimPerforming a concert in front of your familyTelling your loved ones that you love them<\/p>\n
Even with school creeping up, it\u2019s not too late to fit in some more fun. Enjoy your last couple of days before the time runs out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With summer bliss slowly fading and back-to-school nerves emerging, it\u2019s important to cherish the time left before heading…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436758,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[173334,174,1431,413,23540,143,145,144,5931,149],"class_list":["post-436757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-bacio-di-latte","tag-beach","tag-family","tag-food","tag-friends","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-summer","tag-uc-berkeley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}