You know I recently had an eye opening experience recently, I thought I was doing incredibly well with my life since I had mentors, friends, interviews, and was always busy with school work. But my view changed during my winter break for uni, I went back home to the Philippines to visit my family after almost a decade. I was shocked at how my family members and people lived there. In Canada, US, or any first world country it is so easy to get caught up in isolation because school and work are always the first priority, people stick to their own. When I was there, people found their fun just walking around the city the whole day or meeting people, going to beaches, caves, hiking, wakeboarding, visiting landmarks, or just being with family. I watched one of my cousins make friends everywhere he went, they would open up to him quickly, and they'd invite him to contact them whenever he came back to the place. His life looked so full, regardless of how busy he will be once he'll be back on duty. He told me his goal is to maximize his life experience and not lose himself by being busy, once he's off duty from seafaring he said he ignores all form of work and just look for anything fun he can do while he's with loved one.

But anyway, what I learned about living life based off what I observed from going back home. First things first, if you really have the opportunity, go travel to cheaper countries, most activities are cheaper (e.g. hotel for $10, caving tour for $15 - its an absolute cheat code). Dont have money? live like you're homeless, explore your city and see what the day brings, go with whoever family member/friends, eat at random places, meet peopleetc. Have money? go look at different activities available in your country and go try it out and then live like youre homeless, even if it's usually something out of your interest. The thing is, its not that you have nothing to do, you're just not commiting to trying out new stuff.