First alternatives to spending your time on "social" networks

Hello again,
so here's my first alternative to spending your time on facebook.
1. Creative hobbies
As I've been playing the guitar for quite a while and I love drawing and painting, I can tell you that when you come home tired and would usually sit in front of your PC and stalk other people on fb, or simply check your messages and friend's updates, you could do something creative. It really helps me to get my head clear. Of course you can also join a drama group or drama club at school. That helped me with many important things in life, for example how to stand in front of a group of people (e.g. for presentation). Furthermore, there are so many nice people in the drama club and I also found new friends I wouldn't have met if I hadn't joined. But the best thing: it's so much fun, playing on stage with cool people. Way better than just reading what other people did or said...

2.Get social!
When I say social, I don't mean that I would work in a kindergarten or in a hospital. I think it's nothing big, but I'm in the SMV which is something like a students council at our school. We organize some events for students at our school and the neighbour schools. Friends of mine help in youth centers or at their sports club. It's a lot of fun, you met people and you get an insight in different organisations.

3. A ("uncool") hobby for you and your friends
In the past years, my friends and I always went geocaching in sumer or simply made a bike tour. That sounds simple, but it was something that defined our group. We grew closer during that time and we didn't ever feel the need to post any pictures on the internet somewhere, because it was our thing. This was such a great time and it's such a shame that facebook and the need to do "cool" things (partying all the time or going on spectacular holidays) in order to be able to post them destroyed it. A hobby to share with your friends can be anything simple. It shouldn't be something expensive or something that someone can't do because he/she isn't sportive or clever enough. But most of all: it should be something everyone can have fun with!

These are some alternatives to spending your time on facebook but still keeping contact with your friends and get to know other people and having fun.

What do you do instead of wasting your time on fb? Feel free to post a comment!

Yours
Blackbird