To many college students, spring break is the halfway milestone between winter break and the end of the year. Right before break, we’re all drowning in midterm work.
Spring break is a time when students sit on the beach sipping cocktails, relaxing before we finish the last month of the semester.
Before, during, and after spring break, there are so many things we all experience…
1. We dream of the beach
Leading up to spring break, all of our professors give us exams and projects—while we’re drowning, we’ve googled pictures of the beach we're going to.
2. We check the weather constantly
The weather at school might not be great, so we keep checking the weather of our destination.
3. We go buy tanning oil and sunscreen
We go to CVS and take all the sunscreen and tanning oil possible—we can’t come back to school pale.
4. We wake up early for our flight
Since break is so short, we all wake up at ridiculous hours to get extremely early flights in order to maximize beach time.
5. We practically cry of happiness when the plane lands
Arriving at our destination means one thing: Break has officially begun!
6. We rush to the beach
Once we've got to the hotel, it's time to change, get towels, grab a beach chair, and relax.
7. We catch up on all the books we've missed
Since we have close to no free time at school, we now get to read all the books we’ve been waiting to read.
8. We don't move once we're on the beach
Relaxing means minimal movement except for food, water, bathroom or swim break.
9. We finally go to the gym
Since the days are unscheduled, we get to focus on ourselves. How so? By going for long runs on the beach or working out in the gym.
10. We take enough pictures to last a year
Break is only a week long which means we need to savor and remember the moment—so we take a million pictures.
11. We ignore all responsibilities
Even when break is ending, we put off all responsibilities... aka our homework.
12. We sink into post-spring break depression
Going back to school means going back to reality...leaving is legitimately depressing.
13. We brace ourselves
It's time to spend our last day bracing ourselves to go back to reality...
14. We're excited to see our friends but don't want to work
We all love catching up and sharing our break stories but we dread the amount of work we’re about to get hit with.
15. We plan next spring break
After a week of relaxation and perfection, we start planning for next year to make sure it was as wonderful as this year.
