A great trick to stay hydrated when you don't like chugging water is to either buy or make popsicles. They are a healthy and potentially delicious snack that will keep your fluids going and cool you off at the same time. Fruit pops at Kroger will run you about $2 or $3 for a box. If you want to get creative with it though, mix some cool fruity cocktails like pineapple orange and mango juices, and make them yourself. Target has a nice stainless steel lid ice pop maker for $14.99. You can also make snow cones or ice cream in funky new flavors. with a snow cone maker at Wal Mart for $12.95 or an ice cream maker for $24.77. It may seem like a lot, but if you use it a few times all of the machines pay for themselves.
Keeping cool while having fun is the real summer challenge.
For more of a quick stop than traveling to the New River, there are tried and true pools in most of the apartment complexes. Terrace View, Foxridge and the Village pools tend to be the most popular. The pools are free for residents, but if you are going with a friend, expect to pay about $2.50 for a guest pass.
If the heat gets to be too unbearable, you should try to head indoors for some other cool activities. The Summer Arts Festival taking place at Tech through late August is a neat event for anyone interested in free concerts, movie screenings, art exhibitions, theater performances and special events. Locations include the Perspective and Armory Art Galleries, Shultz dining lawn for Friday night concerts and the Lyric for classic movies. Check out the event calendar at www.sota.vt.edu/saf.
If you like to dance, you might be interested in the Southwest Virginia Social Dance Society's swing (and other styles of ballroom dancing) lessons. They are free and open to the public, no partner necessary. The studio is located in the upstairs ballroom at Dance.Tech studio. (On the street side of the second floor in Squared Away Storage, located at 1101 North Main Street.) The lessons are an hour long and a great way to stay in shape for the summer as well. Dance.Tech is also BT accessible.
Of course there are the hot summer day stand-bys: see a movie, play a few games of pool, go bowling or have a water balloon fight outside with friends. If all else fails, buy some super soakers and a slip and slide and be amazed at how much fun our childhood toys can still be.
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