I remember a couple of years back when I was still in high school, vacation was something I couldn’t wait for. I mean, come on, who doesn’t like break? No school, little to no work and days on end to just have fun with friends and do whatever you want? You’d have to be crazy to somehow grow bored of all that time off. However, since I’ve been in college I’ve seriously begun to reconsider whether our breaks are simply too long. Do we really need a month off for the winter holidays? Is a three to four month summer break really necessary?

When I first discovered how long college breaks would be when I was in high school, I was enthusiastic about that amount of time we’d be getting off and I never really imagined I’d ever really be writing an article down the road complaining about how we have too much time off. However, here I am, writing about how I’d rather be studying and taking classes than sitting at home doing nothing with my days. How I’d rather be learning about my major, living independently again and be surrounded by other students and friends than to be sitting at home being unproductive.

Now a sophomore in college, I’m on my second month long winter break and I’m remembering the growing boredom I began to feel over the summer and during last year’s winter break. I’ve enjoyed my time off of school but I’m beginning to once again have the urge to learn and be around my college friends. I begin to grow a bit more restless everyday I’m at home and I’m beginning to again think that we really do have too much time off of school. I know that I’m also not the only one that grows restless at home. I’ve spoken with multiple friends who’ve also agreed that although it’s great to go back home, see family and old friends, after a while you do begin to get bored with your time off and just want to move back onto campus.

Not everybody may agree that college breaks are too long. Some people are able to keep busy by either working and making a bit of extra cash or getting ahead in their studies by self-teaching themselves some of the material. Unfortunately, I’ve always had trouble concentrating on doing any work unless I’m in a working environment, which isn’t really at home. After awhile, I simply have trouble keeping myself busy and want to do nothing else but return to school.