One Goal, To Be Alone

When I was 13 I came up with my biggest and most challenging life goal to date. It is a dream and goal that my mother will never let me forget. She uses it when she first meets friends of mine I think she likes to show the caring side of me and embarrass me like only mothers should. The dream has evolved and developed over the past seven years but the premise remains the same. I want to own a private island.

I have done more research into this topic than any 20- year old should. I get monthly newsletters from Private Islands Inc. I have looked into the cost and locations of islands across the globe. In the Caribbean you can get a 2-acre developed island for about $400,000. Sounds like a great deal to me. Islands can also go for tens of millions of dollars.

Forgotten however are the details of owning a private island. Purchasing an island is the most unique real-estate purchase possible. Before even buying the island going to a "showing" of an island can have difficulties. Location can determine how accessible the island is along with the weather. When buying an island yes the land is separate and private the mainland is still relied on. Day to day life still requires the amenities of living in a town or city. The infrastructure of the nearby mainland is key.

The benefits of living on vacation are easy to see. The vacation lifestyle most wish to achieve is often difficult to execute. Mainstream power or plumbing being readily available on islands is an added bonus that comes with added cost. The dream island away from all civilization is hard to find and leads to a lonely secluded feeling that some turnout to be unable to handle.

I hope to own an island at some point in my life. I could go off to a secluded island and not have a care in the world. As I write this in my dorm room I wonder how good my writing could be if my writing scenery was a beach and not a dorm. Island lifestyle and island time is not for everyone, but it will always be for me.

10 Interesting Facts about the World

While I struggle for things to write about this week. I looked at what I would read if it popped up on my screen! I found this article from North South Travel. 

10 Interesting Facts about the World

1. France is the most visited country in the world

2. Surprisingly Australia is the most obese country in the world as of 2012 with a 26 percent obesity rate

3. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos

4. Honolulu is the only place in the United States that has a royal palace

5. Spain is considered the most mountainous country in Europe and has over 8000 km of beaches

6. The United States has no official language

7. One third of all the airports in the world are located in the US

8. Mexico City is sinking at a rate of 10cm per year, 10 x faster than Venice

9. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world not to have any rivers

10. It has been rumored that the Great Wall can be seen from space, but in actual fact it can not

This is one link that caught my eye. It is crazy how fast the human mind can be focused on one thing to another. The average human attention span is 8 seconds. It is also scientifically proven that subject lines with top lists are shown to draw more attention to their posts. The next time you are scrolling try to keep in mind how often your attention is changing.

5 Things to Do on Spring Break that Don't Require a Vacation

Spring break is the final big break of the school year. The time for college students to let loose one time before summer. While some students go to Florida. Others go to their respective home states. Doing anything to pass the time relaxing or keeping busy while at home on break.

1.Sleep
-Taking an absurd amount of time to sleep. The winter temperatures are known for inducing sleeping fatigue and being home with nothing too due can result in some crazy amounts of sleep.

2.Working
-College can be a stressful time in many ways. One being financially. Students can look to replenish their bank accounts by going back to work for the week. Some return to summer jobs or even look for small places looking for weekly cheap help. Anything will do.

3.Interviewing
-Summer jobs and internships are right around the corner. When picking places to travel for break it can be a perfect time to schedule the interview needed for that summer job. The freedom to travel to places needed and be available during the week gives a whole range of possibilities for the chosen profession.

4.Spending time with family
-Who needs to go to Florida with your college squad. Spring break can be an awesome time to hang with your family back home. Most times it has been weeks or months since you have seen your family spending a week in their presence can be relaxing and rejuvenating.

5.Seeing friends
-If by chance you are lucky enough to have your spring break match with your friends from home spring break becomes a great time to reconnect and spend time with the people you miss. The memories from high school are with the people who often got to see you grow most. Being back with them can be relaxing and and care free and be the best reminder of home there is.

No matter how students spend their breaks being away from campus and the classroom is always good. For students to take a break from the stresses that college brings. Being able to take time to do as they please can help with the final push towards summer.

Social Media and Spring Break

About 20 million students attend universities and colleges around the U.S. It is reported about 50% of them will head south in the upcoming weeks for spring break.

The top destinations this year:

-Cancun, Mexico

-Miami Beach

-South Padre Island

-Bahamas

-Cabo

-Puerto Vallarta

-Puerto Rico

-Punta Cana

-Jamaica

-Panama City

Spring break becomes a time of major social media use in advertising. Hotels, beaches, and cities realize that the intended audience of their main traffic for the upcoming months uses social media for everything. 

Spring break has also been revolutionized by social media. Every traveler must let their friends and followers know where they are and what they are doing. With technology and social media decisions made on spring break do not stay on spring break. 

As college students take to the beaches and the warm weather. They will enjoy fun in the sun but if you are staying home don't worry. Through all social media platforms you will be able to follow along like you are in the sun yourself.