Random Stuff
Just
how horrible is your roommate? Check out these roommate
"violations" and you may not feel so bad!
Author Ross de Krester has documented the funniest ones
at www.domesticcrimes.com.
Get paid to shop! Mystery shoppers go undercover to rate retailers and restaurants. You must be a good observer and writer (in addition to shopper!) Find out more at www.mysteryshop.org.
Need
a laugh? Sign up to receive a joke-of-the-day.
Have
a question that you need answered now? One of the
best all around resources is www.refdesk.com.
Totally
Free
Everybody
loves free stuff! Check out these sites and see what
you can score for nothing:
http://www.fabfree.com/
http://www.ez-freebies.com/
http://www.absolutelyfreebies.com/
Cooking
on a Budget
What's
for dinner? If you're tired of dorm food, check out
some of these sites for easy-to-make recipes that are
easy on the budget too:
http://www.getouttoday.com/collegelife/living/cooking/index.htm
http://eartheasy.com/eat_one_pot_meals.htm
http://www.microwavecooking.com/Microwave_Cooking_Recipes.htm
Traveling
on a Budget
It's
possible to see the world on a student's budget as long
as you're creative! Here are some ideas:
If
you can write, you can travel for free by becoming a
freelance travel writer. Learn more from http://www.travelwritingtips.com/, http://www.yudkin.com/travel.htm and http://www.touristtravel.com/travel_writers_wanted.htm.
Sail
the world by working on a cruise ship. Find job postings
at www.sixthstar.com.
Work
anywhere as a house or pet sitter for other people who
are traveling. Check out opportunities at http://www.housepetsit.com , http://www.housesitworld.com/europe/ and http://www.housecarers.com/guide_house_sitting.html.
Want
to visit Spain, but you don't speak the language? You're
a perfect candidate for http://www.vaughanvillage.com/index.htm. This
company will offer you free room and board (you pay for
travel) for seven days in exchange for speaking nothing
but English to their clients who are Spanish-speaking
executives hoping to do business in English-speaking
countries.
There's
no cheaper way to travel than by staying at hostels (and
if you can survive a dorm room, this will seem like a
palace!). Find out more from Hostelling International
at http://www.hiusa.org/.
Mental
Wellness
A
lot can happen in college that can make you feel drained,
emotionally and mentally. You don't have to be sick to
want to feel better. If you are feeling sad, hurt, angry,
or out of synch with other people, talk to a campus
counselor. There's no need to struggle alone! The
most important thing to know is that mental illness is
treatable. Learn more about Susan
Fee's counseling services with
Lakeshore
Educational and Counseling Services (Seven Hills,
OH).
Here
are additional resources that can provide information
and support:
www.campusblues.com
Student
Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection
www.jedfoundation.org
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/index.html
Self
Help Articles: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Counseling Services
www.selfinjury.org
Anxiety
Disorders Association of America
National
Eating Disorders Association
Gay
and Lesbian National Hotline
http://www.outproud.org/
Dating
Violence Resource List
