Nothing to Do

LegacyUser

Hi all,

A bit of background info first: Im a 19 year old male. During school I wasnt really active socially and became very attached to spending hours on end on the computer instead of being outside with my friends, especially in the summer. It wasnt long until my friends stopped calling for me/ringing me etc to see if I was going out. Anyway, I started college last Sept and everything changed.. I became a lot more active, spent very little time on the computer and basically started enjoying life with my new friends. However, now that college is over and a lot of my friends have gone back home, I find myself with no-one and nothing to do.

Added to that, Im leaving Ireland (pretty much forever) at the end of June and want to make the most of my last month here.

Ive kind of fallen apart from the group I hang around with here, but Ive never really felt Ive belonged anyway. I only really have one 'best mate' of the lot. However, I now feel my 'best mate' doesnt bother with me anymore (even though we live 2 doors away and have been friends for life). He never calls looking for me and never rings or texts. To make matters worse, he doesnt reply to me when I text and call him. Sometimes Ive seen him discreetly leaving his house to avoid been seen. Basically, he's my friend when he wants to be I think.
Either way, he's working full-time and playing sports in the evenings so I dont think he'll be around much anyway.

Another good mate is doing the LC so wont be able to hang around alot, and another one I just dont get on with (so wouldnt call up to hang out etc.)

Then theres a load of people heading off to the USA on their J1s this week so theyre gone (that includes alot of my Dublin-based college friends).

So really I dont know what to do. Once again Im inside on a beautiful day when my 'friends' are out and about somewhere I dont know.

Like I say, I only have a month left here so would have thought my friends would put a bit more effort into hanging out with me, but no. I wish I could just fast-forward to the end of june and be gone, but unfortunately that aint gonna happen.

What do I do?

Piste

You could do something like a TEFL course for the summer and meet new people there, then you also have a qualification and can work pretty much anywhere once you get it.

MagicMarker

To be honest, you're leaving in a month! So, it doesn't really matter anymore:)

Just don't stay in the house all day! Be a little proactive with your time, go into town, read a book in the park, chill out in a coffee shop, you could even bring a laptop and use the wifi there, alot more entertaining than your bedroom. Go on a tour bus, go to the museums and the zoo, go for a long drive down the country and see parts of the country you haven't seen... Bring your camera and take pictures of everything you love about Ireland for when you leave, because wherever you are you'll have memories at the touch of a button, trust me, you'll be glad to have them when you're gone.

RedXIV

Plan and throw a party. seriously, a good one will take about a month to organise, you can get people excited about it, invite LOADS of people and make your last few days in the country incredible. thats what i'd do anyway

Nevyn

Make a list of all the thing in the coutnry you have never seen or done and get moving.
Have you even been in each of the 32 counties?

c-90

your about to leave the country for good right, so why dont you just walk up to people and start talking to them, youve got nothing to lose because you wont be here for long and in the mean time you will be meeting loads of new people.

Drift

Thaedydal wrote: »

Make a list of all the thing in the coutnry you have never seen or done and get moving.
Have you even been in each of the 32 counties?

Giant's Causeway
Newgrange
Cliffs of Moher
Burren
Ceide Fields
Alwee Caves
Aran Islands
Malin Head
Mizen Head
Ring of Kerry
Sally Gap

Have you been to all of these OP. If not now is the time to see them before you leave for good. If you want text two or three of your friends 3 days before you go. "Hey John. Trying to see all the sights of Ireland before I leave. Heading to the Giant's Causeway Monday. Want to come?"

If he says no or doesn't respond who cares, go on your own there'll be plenty to do anyway. If he does respond, mighty, bring him along. Either way you're on a winner.

Gumbyman

Go for job interviews for jobs you have absolutely no intention of taking. It is great craic! I did that for about a month before. Of course I feel slightly guilty for wasting people's time but it was a great experience. And you get to meet interesting (not always nice) people.