About a year ago, I had the opportunity to go to this really cool bar in Chicago. It was basically like a modern-day speakeasy. 20′s music. 20′s drinks (no margaritas or cosmopolitans, sorry). No cellphones. No cameras. You couldn’t even talk very loud. They had all these rules that made you feel like you were actually in a speakeasy. The vibe and atmosphere made you feel like you were being a total badass in the 1920′s during prohibition, cause you were still gettin’ your drink on.

The only difference (obviously) is that I went to a “speakeasy” in 2011, and alcohol is legal and loved by all. I’m not a huge partier or drinker by any stretch of the imagination, but I do enjoy to go out with my friends every now and then to have some drinks. I’m in my 20′s and that’s pretty much one of the only things that college kids can–1. afford to do and 2. actually do for fun in a small college town. So if prohibition were to come back in 2012 (dear God, save us all), or if we were all to be transported back to the 1920s in a Delorean, we would all have to come up with some new hobbies to do on a Friday night. So I will now present nine hobbies I would consider taking up just in case alcohol was taken away Prohibition-style, and we were all left in shambles (which usually happens after the consumption of alcohol).

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Question:
I don’t like drinking but I feel like that’s all there ever is to do in my college town on the weekends. What are people supposed to do in college who don’t like to get wasted every night? And how are we supposed to find friends when all they ever do is go out and get drunk?

GPA Girl:

Wow, do I ever feel your pain. In my experience, there are lots of us non-drinkers out there, especially at the beginning of undergrad, but as time goes on, it becomes harder and harder to find people who want to do things other than get trashed. Not to mention that people who don’t like to drink are usually introverted, so it can be harder to find them and befriend them in the first place. Sigh. The deck is stacked against you, girl. But here is some good news: I managed to find amazing, incredible, awesome friends in college even though I didn’t drink a drop. Most of my friends did drink occasionally, but they shared my lack of interest in getting blasted at large parties every weekend.  Read More »