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Well, Lynn University is just a 5 minute drive from the beach. If you head South along the A1A (beach road) you will come to Deerfield Beach. There are plenty of beach front bars and restaurants. One of my favorites is JB’s on the Beach because you can literally step from the beach into a vibey cocktail bar. Needless to say, the view is exquisite. Across the street is Kahunas, which generally has a live reggae band and an array of frozen drinks.

If you head North along the A1A, you will come to Atlantic Avenue. This charming street is lined by shops, restaurants, and my favorite, Dada’s (which is just off Atlantic). There is a club on Atlantic, called Delux, which is popular.

Mizner Park is just a few minutes drive from campus. I really like Mizner, it is a great place for students, and even a place to take mom and dad when they’re visiting. Students are always sitting outside Pranzo’s or Gigi’s, where every night is college night. I love Pranzo’s, I go there at least once or twice a week. The Dubliner is another great location in Mizner. It is a great Irish Pub (and it’s sister company is in Cape Town, South Africa!!!). Below is a feature I did on Mizner Park:

Just around the corner from Mizner there are plenty of great restaurants. I found this great little sushi restaurant in walking distance from Mizner that is half price before 7PM. There is another great Thai/Japanese restaurant, Ziree, on Atlantic Ave. Or there is Kyojin, which is eat all you can sushi!

If sushi isn’t your thing, thats not a problem. There are plenty of other options. I found this great, fun-filled Mexican Restaurant, Baja Cafe. This is a great student hang out, and really inexpensive. Boca Raton has an array of Hookah Bars, such as Funky Buddha. The typical college hang out is O Connells and The Wishing Well on a Thursday night. It’s been like that since my freshman year, and still today as a grad student, it’s a Thursday night and St. Patty’s day haven (although, I have to confess, I haven’t been there since my junior year).

But, there is always something happening on campus. Student Activities arranges events, such as movie on the wall, great band visits to campus (we recently had Fabolous perform on campus), trips to Universal Studios. You name it, Lynn has it! The campus has a fantastic sense of community. Me best years of my college career were spent on campus!

You’ll have friends who live off campus, so you’ll probably end up spending a lot of time with them. If you are more the ‘out doorsy’ type, you can pick up some meat and drinks from the store and head to the Spanish River Park or Red Reef Park, where they have grills and picnic areas. I often just enjoy taking a walk on the beach, and then taking a picnic along and watch the sunset.

Now that I live off campus, I spend a lot of time within my community. I enjoy barbecuing by the pool, and most of my neighbors are from Lynn University.

I have really just touched on the 15 minutes from Boca Area. There are plenty more places if you’re willing to drive further. There’s South Beach Miami, and Downtown Fort Lauderdale, as well as, Clematis Avenue in West Palm Beach.