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"As a recent college graduate, I speak for 90% of teens and young adults when I say, \"Thank goodness, it's summertime!\"\nThe summer should be a time of celebration. Adults, you've survived the snowstorms, blizzards and treacherous commutes to work. College students and high schoolers, your final exams have ended and now you can enjoy the 80-degree-plus weather as the beach is calling your name.\nSEE ALSO: 22 Books for Your Ultimate Summer Reading List\n\nHowever, according to dietitian Tessa Prior-Pullins, the summer is \"a time where your immune system can be most vulnerable, if you aren't careful.\" To combat this, we recommend staying hydrated with plenty of fluids and avoiding the hottest times of the day. Because no one wants to be held hostage inside by the bug while the skies are blue! (Trust me, I know.)\nHere are 10 reasons why being stuck inside is the ultimate bummer.\n1. You start to miss your friends ... and loathe your parents.\n\nImage courtesy of Tumblr\n2. It's fly season, and that's not helping your current germaphobe state. \r\n\r\n\nImage courtesy of Tumblr\n3. ... Plus, there's only so many cartoons one can handle.\n\nImage courtesy of Tumblr\n4. And you're missing out on the occasional alcoholic light show ...\n\nImage courtesy of Tim Fowlar\n5. ... As well as the Slip 'N Slide?\n\nImage courtesy of gifsoup\n6. Then the sneezing starts.\n\nImage courtesy of Tumblr\n7. And those headaches can be such a killer.\n\nImage courtesy of Tumblr\n8. Can't forget about the occasional vomit. Good luck removing that smell from your carpet in thie humidity ...\n\nImage courtesy of Tumblr\n9. ... If you haven't passed out already.\n\nImage courtesy of Tumblr\nBUT WORST OF ALL ...\n10. THINK OF ALL THOSE PARTIES YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON!\n\nImage courtesy of Tumblr\nHomepage image courtesy of Leonid Mamchenkov"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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