by Deborah Dera
Do you have a high school or college
graduate in your life? Does she love to read? Don’t be the boring
aunt, uncle, grandparent or parent who simply sticks money in a card.
Get her something she can really use and enjoy as she moves
into the next phase of her life.
eReaders and Tablets
There are dozens of great eReaders
and tablets on the market today, most of which are
multi-functional. Your graduate will not only be able to carry works
by her favorite authors, but may even be able to access some of the
digital versions of her otherwise very expensive college books.
She’ll also be able to keep in touch via social media, keep her
schedule straight, and maybe even relax once in a while with a game
or two. It’s a fun gift she’ll love, and with so many options
you’ll definitely be able to find one in your price range.
This is Water, by David Foster
Wallace
David Foster Wallace was an American
Author who passed away in 2008. He had the opportunity to give a
commencement speech only once, but what he said touched so many it
was eventually turned into a hard-cover book (and can now also be
found in eBook form). In This
is Water, he talks about living a fulfilled adult
life, learning compassion, and not getting caught up in the
day-to-day. “It is about simple awareness – awareness of what is
so real and essential, so hidden in plain sight all around us, that
we have to keep reminding ourselves, over and over: ‘This is water,
this is water.’”
The Freshman Survival Guide: Soulful
Advice for Studying, Socializing, and Everything In Between
This one is great for the high school
graduate going to college and I admit to playfully giving it to one
of my cousins upon her graduation a few years ago. It’s written in
a lighthearted manner that focuses less on the stress of going to
college and more on the most effective and efficient ways to make
friends and avoid disaster in the first few weeks of the new
semester. The
Freshman Survival Guide is a good, clean read –
one you might even wish you had when you started college.
Sure there are tons of other gifts you
could give a graduate. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, junk for a
dorm room or locker, a year’s supply of coffee pods (that’s
actually not a bad idea), gift cards, mugs… the list goes on. But a
heartfelt gift that provokes thought and/or proves truly useful?
That’s something the graduate you love will really appreciate and
cherish.
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