3 weeks in Europe before IB internship -- what to do?

Hey everyone,

I am going to be interning in London this Summer, but have about 3 weeks to kill before starting. I have to be based in Europe during this time, but have already travelled quite extensively and don't want use it for a vacation.

I would really appreciate any recommendations for worthwhile ways I could use this time. So far I have been looking into volunteering, language courses, and various conferences, but nothing has really stuck out for me.

Thanks a lot!

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I took a pill in Ibiza...

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Try to get laid at least once in every country you visit. Get one of those maps of Europe and color in each country when you accomplish your objective.

Don't take this lightly either - you'll probably need a key. For instance, having sex with a German girl in Switzerland would require a different coloring scheme than having sex with a French girl in France, or different still, a non-European girl in England.

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To add onto this I would pay for Tinder Gold & try to match with girls at least a week in advanced so that when you touchdown it'll be on like Donkey Kong.

Work hard, work clean, & most of all do not give up.
 

3 weeks for a language course isn't enough unless you want to bring a business proficient language to fluent (in which case visiting that country would be better anyway).

As far as travel goes, i'm sure extensive means you've visited many countries but how well have you seen those countries? Ever heard of Taormina? Beautiful Sicilian town between Catania and Messina - a must see. Driven around the Ring of Kerry in Ireland? Incredible road trip. My point is, if you've seen a lot of the traditional European cities go visit smaller ones or non-traditional ones. Tallinn in Estonia is incredible and so is Riga in Latvia. Travelling is honestly your best option because I guarantee you haven't seen all the wonders Europe has to offer.

 

You can go surfing as well. I've surfed Hossegor, France- great break.

Canary Islands and Portugal has waves as well as Mundaka/San Sebastian, Spain. I've visited these places as well but didn't surf there.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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