Summer is great, right? Three whole months of no textbooks, no study guides, no three hour lectures. But, the days are long and you probably don’t want to waste them because you won’t get these months back. So, I’m challenging you to check off as many things on this list as you can with the promise that after, you will in some way be a happier more adventurous person. Accept the challenge. Live your life! Here are 38 ways to make the absolute best of your summer.

1. Watch the sun rise. It will energize you for the day.
2. Make a homemade pizza. Use everything and anything you find in your fridge. It will oddly be very delicious.
3. Learn how to play the guitar, or the piano, or the banjo, or brush up on your recorder skills.
4. Jump in the ocean in the middle of the night. Clothes are optional.
5. Take a road trip with your two best friends. You don’t necessarily need a destination. Just get in the car, pack a bathing suit, and head north.
6. Start a vegetable garden. Fresh organic tomatoes, zucchini, lettuce, and carrots right there in your back yard. Doesn’t get much better.
7. Cook your parents dinner. Even if its simple pasta. They’ll appreciate it.
8. Go bowling. Some nights the bowling alley has discounts on group parties, so get your friends together and make it a fun outing.
9. Throw a party. You don’t need a reason. Just hang some lights, make a ton of “guac” and put your music on shuffle.
10. 10. Start a dream journal. THIS is actually something you need to do. Right when you wake up, write down your dreams and after a few weeks you might be able to see some revealing patterns in your subconscious.
11. Plan a trip to South America because there is really good coffee.
12. Try to write something down every day. Anything. A funny joke you heard, a recipe idea, the name of a song.
13. Go on a hike with your siblings. It’s important.
14. Clean out your closet. Also important.
15. Go to a thrift store. $3 jeans. Come on.
16. Go to an open-mic night. You don’t have to perform but you might see some entertaining acts.
17. Go on an overnight camping trip with your friends. Because why not?
18. Draw a self portrait. This could be very funny.
19. Go cliff jumping. Maybe not if you’re afraid of heights.
20. Visit your grandma. Seriously. You know she’ll love it.
21. Go to an aquarium. Because whales.
22. Go to a museum. Because culture.
23. Go to a comedy club. Could be a good time.
24. Try paddle boarding. Not as easy it looks.
25. Learn how to surf. Also not easy.
26. Watch old home videos. If your parents saved them, they’re definitely worth the watch.
27. Watch a meteor shower. July 28, look at the sky.
28. Learn the constellations. Something about a lion right?
29. Read a book of poetry. Or at least read a poem. Just google “poem.”
30. Take a kick-boxing class. Or boxing. Good stress reliever and you break a sweat.
31. Learn how to salsa dance. Seriously this is important for life.
32. Take a bike ride. Wear a helmet!
33. Go to a really authentic Mexican restaurant. Yummy empanadas.
34. Eat a lot of guacamole. Just do it.
35. Don’t stress about the small things.
36. Don’t look too far ahead.
37. Laugh a lot.
38. Love something new.