It's finally summer! Yay! Finals week has always been brutal but a college finals week? Oh! It killed me! I got maybe 15 hours of sleep total that week! But thankfully, it's over now. The summer vacation started off with me sleeping for like 14 hours a day but that's fine, we thrivin'!
What I love most about this summer though is the crazy amount of freedom I have. I no longer have to ask for permission; yeah, that's right, I just walk up to my parents and tell them I'm not going to be home at this time on this day and they just tell me to have fun and be safe.
This may be normal for some of you, but I am an 18-year-old INDIAN girl. Yup. Now, do you see why I'm so mind blown? My loving but overprotective parents allow me to do as I please. It's amazing and I am extremely grateful!
Now that I have permission to do things, I am making actual plans with my friends to do fun things like go hiking or go to the beach or have picnics. I feel like after a rough school year, we deserve to relax for a little while. I have actually never felt this relaxed and light-hearted in about a year. Academic stress is a really big obstacle that keeps me from being truly calm and at peace. I need to work on getting my body to relax even with a large academic load, but this load isn't going to go away permanently any time soon and it's not healthy for me to be in a constant state of stress.
If you yourself have a tough time dealing with academic stress, I recommend spending this summer doing things that bring you peace and make you happy! As the new semester approaches, make sure you have all the supplies and textbooks you need to succeed. Planning ahead and learning to manage your time goes a long way.
