How to Use a Trip to Help with Your Studies

There’s nothing better in the middle of a vacation than to consider school work. Who needs ziplining when you can have the periodic table? In all seriousness, just because you are on vacation doesn’t mean your brain should be completely divorced from your school life. Here are six ways to use your trip to help yourself study:

Visit a Foreign Country to Learn About a New Culture

If you are broadly looking to study something new, the route you should do is to visit a foreign country. The way people act, governments operate, celebrations occur, etc. all differ wildly based on what country (or even town) you are in. So, by visiting a foreign country, you will be given the opportunity to dive headfirst into a society that operates by different customs than your own. You’ll have to study to be able to enjoy your trip but expanding your empathy by learning of a new culture isn’t a bad thing.

Study on the Ride to Your Destination

Depending on where your trip is, you may have quite the long journey ahead of you just to get to your destination. Whether by car, bus, boat, or plane, you are going to need to kill at least some time. This would be the perfect time to fit studying into your trip itinerary. Let’s be honest, trying to study while in the midst of your vacation is an impossible task. So, get it done while your anticipation for the vacation builds on your trip to your destination.

Go to Local Colleges

If your trip is less focused and more about experiencing local culture, you should have plenty of time to get over to some local colleges. These college campuses should have a wide selection of books in their library not ordinarily available to you, with some that will deepen your studying material. You can also try to sneak in some meetings with professors and lunches with students to learn a bit about the town/city you’re in or touch base with them on the subjects you’re studying.

Visit Museums and Local Historical Sites

If you are studying some form of history or social studies, making time for local museums and historical sites is a must. Not only will you be enveloped in awe of all the wonderful architecture and objects, but you will be able to do some on-site learning. The difference between reading something in a book and seeing something tangible to represent what you need to learn is very steep.

Read Through Your Notes from a Scenic Spot

If the idea of getting out in the world and doing some learning using the places in at your vacation spot doesn’t excite you, you can always go the more traditional route and pull out your notes or textbook in the middle of your trip. But, if you are vacationing in an exotic locale, you might as well get your work done from a beautiful location. The sun can beat down on you as you take in the summer breeze and algebra equations.

Apply Subjects in Your Studies to Vacation Activities

It’s likely you are going on this trip with an idea of everything you’ll be doing. Before you leave, sit down and consider your activities and how they relate to what you’re studying in school. This way, when you are doing the activities, your brain will be piecing together the connections between your recreation and your studies.