Try something new this holiday By Hailey (EFL student from South Korea)

Get confident

So what if you’re normally not adventurous? This holiday, do something you’ve never done before. Perhaps you’d like to learn how to play the piano, make your own ice-cream, or finish reading (and understanding) a 1000-page English novel – well, as Nike says, “JUST DO IT”. A good holiday’s the best chance for you to reinvent yourself.

Don’t pack the small things

Don’t you find that whenever you’re packing for a trip, your suitcase just isn’t big enough? Well, don’t pack the small things. Toothbrush, toothpaste and sunscreen are all available at your holiday destination. People usually say, “Don’t sweat the small stuff”, which means, don’t get overly worried, anxious, or upset about minor problems or unimportant details. That’s great advice for the holidays; put away that physical and psychological baggage and just live a little!

Try a new style

The more colorful you are, the more beautiful you become. Work from the outside in. Try on clothes of a different hue and just observe how your personality changes. If you’re often wearing black clothes, try pink. Many people might stare at you but who cares. Just enjoy the new situation.

Bring a disposable film camera

The thing about cell phone cameras is that you’ll always be tempted to alter what you capture in the moment. With a disposable camera you can’t do that. What you capture through a disposable camera is pretty much fixed – it’s not so easy to snap the same moment again and again in quick succession; you can’t check, delete, and snap again like you would with your cell phone camera. This also means you’d whip out your camera only when you want to capture special moments. Then, after you finish your holiday, when you look through those photos, you’ll find that they are truly special.