I am an active community college student with little-to-no life outside of the borders of my college campuses.
I am active in my college's student governmental body, I work as a tutor at my college, I am an honors student, and I run a club at one of the college's campuses. These activities make me stay engaged and active during the school semesters but often I begin counting down the days until winter break with anticipation for having little to do during the class-free period of the year. Then, the first day of winter break comes around and I realize that I have nothing to do for the next month and a half. Here are the seven things I'm going to miss about my college, Bristol Community College, during the school break.
1. Pay Day
On the Friday after break starts, I'll wake up and quickly notice that I am without paychecks for the winter break. During the school year, I am employed as a tutor for various college subjects and I get paid for it. This is a harsh thing for me to go without, seeing how poorly I manage my money even when I do get paid.
2. Club
At my college, I (along with several other great club officers) organize and run a comic book club where students that share the common interest of comic books meet up and discuss various related topics. Comic books are a passion of mine and it is a great opportunity to talk to and meet up with others who share this passion; however, the club doesn't meet over winter break and I'll be stuck reading comics alone during the break.
3. Friends
Many of my friends are much like me and they spend a vast majority of their time camping out at the campus between classes and often we entertain each other with a game of Magic the Gathering or accompany each other while doing homework. The holidays are filled with family time and trips for many of us and therefore we hardly see each other while out of classes.
4. Faculty and Staff
This is going to sound extremely lame, but the faculty and the staff at every one of the campuses that I attend are tremendously helpful and friendly day after day. I can always count on them for whatever I need and they are also just super nice people to hang around with and talk to.
5. Daily Schedule
The idea of a daily schedule has always been important for me because it keeps me busy and active. School is an effective way to keep me engaged and this is a big thing I will miss. I feel that a lot of people struggle when they have no schedule or routine and I am no exception.
