Fun outings with friends at unexpected places

By: Allison Bush Posted: 08/04/08 10:50pm

The end of summer is a lot different in college than it was in high school.

I remember in high school, as soon as August hit, a slight feeling of dread would fill my stomach. While I’d still be spending my days lazing around with my friends or up north with my family, there would always be the thought in the back of my mind that everything was coming to an end.

As soon as school started again, we’d all have a countdown to the next summer.

But in college, it seems like everybody can’t wait for school to start again — for very valid reasons. You get to be around all of your friends you haven’t seen in months. You get the excitement of being around 40,000 people your own age. You get to get away from your hometown, and that terrible summer job.

It’s kind of funny how in the last month of summer, it sort of seems like everybody just tries to make the days rush by.
But, if you are still looking to get in as many fun-filled days spent in the sun as possible, I would suggest going to the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbot Road.

My friends and I sort of stumbled upon the center the other day when we were looking for something to take up our Saturday. At first we were sort of dubious about how fun a water center could be, but we ended up leaving about five hours after we arrived, burnt, worn out and laughing about how great the day was.

I mean, really. A pool. Waterslides. Plenty of chairs to lay out on. What’s not to like? It kind of reminded me of being young again and how I would spend my summers in middle school and high school.

And besides that, it’s always fun to go somewhere new with friends. If the price is only $6 a day, what’s the risk?