Hey y’all! Dorm ambassador, Madison here, stopping by to share some tips for documenting your college experience! College is a once in a lifetime experience and if you’re anything like me, you want to save these memories forever. Today I am excited to share a few clever ways to make sure you’ll be able to savor those special new friends, nights out exploring, and special memories forever.
Document Your Memories With Photos
Considering most of us are constantly on our smart phones Instagraming and snapchatting away, this shouldn’t be too hard! Here are a few things you can do to make those pictures even more special:
- Spend some time each week saving your favorite photos to your computer – at the end of the year take those favorites and make a book out of them. This can be a scrapbook or something professionally bound like Shutterfly.
- Don’t be afraid to ask someone to take a group shot of you and your friends! – You’ll actually want to be in the photos!
- Save a little caption when you can to keep the memory of that day fresh forever.
Start a Journal
To fully document the stories and experiences that you’re having it can be nice to take a moment each week and document what you’ve been up to. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but there are a lot of emotions and stories that just can’t be fully expressed in one picture. It doesn’t have to be anything formal – even a weekly recap to yourself can be a great way to end the week!
Start A Blog
You don’t have to be the next big thing in fashion or travel to start a meaningful blog! Set up a site on Tumblr or WordPress to keep your out of town friends and family up to date on your college adventures. If a blog feels like too big of a commitment you can always utilize your social media accounts for posting photos and sharing things that happen. I encourage you not to heavily rely on these though, because you never know how long the site or app will last and anything you post online will be public forever.
Savor Memories The Old Fashioned Way
As mentioned before, having a book to look back on can be great! One of the best ways to keep your college memories is a good old-fashioned scrapbook. I love this because you can use photos, ticket stubs, letters, and notes to decorate a book filled with memories. It’s kind of all the other tips above wrapped into one!
What do YOU do to make sure you are savoring your college memories? Be sure to share in the comments below!
