Now that spring break is over and we’ve all had a few days to recover, let’s reflect on what we spent our week doing. Wow. Nothing, huh? Don’t feel too bad – plenty of other college students did the same exact thing. Whether they were spending too much money to embarrass themselves at some psuedo-MTV beach “blast,” working until their eyes bled, or spending half the day sleeping and the other half drinking themselves to sleep, it was nothing special.

Spring break – the most hyped-up respite from academia ever to torment vacationing spots – is a major snooze fest. So next year, do yourself a favor and do something you can really “woo!” about.

One easy way to make the week a bit more interesting is to set a goal and put all your time and effort toward it. It’s important to choose a goal that is easy to show off once attained. Sure, you could read the whole Lord of The Rings trilogy in one week, but that’s not easy to rub in your friends’ faces.

If you want a constant, visual reminder of how productive your spring break was, set a goal to gain 300 pounds. Do with it while quitting smoking if applicable. This may sound like an unimpressive feat, but I bet it’s far more challenging than one would expect.

Try accomplishing something you’ve been meaning to for a while. Like preparing for the end of the world. You know you’ve been putting it off since that close call 2000, now you have a whole week to stockpile, grow a beard and dig a cave. You know, just in case.

In the event you have some free time after your crazed pre-apocalypse freak-out episode, prove it was justified and ensure the end of the world. How I will leave up to you.

For the traveler, it may come as a surprise that Cancun and Miami are not the only vacation spots available. Take a road trip. This may be intimidating for anyone inexperienced in the fine art out route planning, but luckily, all you need is a book and the right travel companion and you’re in for a thrill. First run to the bookstore and pick up a copy of “Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas” by Hunter S. Thompson, then find yourself a large crazy Samoan man to ride along with you and act as your legal adviser. If you follow this book’s guidance, recreating as many scenes as possible, I guarantee all your friends will be put to shame after you swap spring break stories.

Or maybe you want a bit more adventure and a bit less driving in your trip. It’s all about location, location location! Pick a country that will be an adventure to get out of alive. Thanks to the political climate in the world, you have a nice long list of vacation spots to chose from. Experience the thrill of seeing modern day genocide in Sudan. Go on the famine diet in Somalia. Or test your luck in our home away from home, Iraq. Take comfort in the fact that even if you die there, it will most like be due to friendly fire.

As you can see, there are endless possibilities to improve your spring break experience. Next year, stop being so predictable, go the extra mile, and come back with a real story to tell. Because, seriously, we’re all tired of hearing about how wasted you got.