It seems like everyone will be doing different things come spring break -- some people are going to D.C., some people are going down to Mexico, some people are staying on campus, but a good majority are going home. Nevertheless, everyone will end up doing these 10 things.
1. Text friends how much you miss them a hundred times a day.
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but in this case it’s just sad, sad, sad! Sure, you survived without your friends and roommate for winter break, but that was different, because you all came back. But it was too short a reunion to justify this new departure. The only way to fill the lack of them is to constantly, constantly be in contact with them.
2. Increase social media use.
Even if nothing interesting is going on, Snapchat and apps like it are filled to the brim with posts. Why? Well, there are fewer people to socialize with and less to do when everyone is gone for spring break, so everything seems more exciting, and everything needs to be shared.
3. Hang out with pets.
If you have pets, you miss them a lot more when you’re at college, so to make up for lost time you just sit and chill with them all the time. Hopefully, they appreciate it because they missed you, or understand your constant need to be near them, often even more than your parents. They also are going to feature prominently on your social media -- see No. 2 on this list, as they are big news and deserve to be everywhere.
4. Avoid homework.
Not all professors are going to be cruel enough to assign homework over break, but due to the nature of syllabi you know there are several assignments and readings looming as soon as spring break ends. Getting ahead, however, is a laughable concept, because why do something today that you can put off until tomorrow and cause yourself a headache in the future.
5. Meet up with the original squad.
Since you’re back where you’re from (or, if you aren’t, you’re just going crazy with everyone else gone), then it stands to reason you’ve gotta see the crew, even if none of them are on spring break. They’re worth long drives to go visit, or longer bus rides, because you know that if it weren’t for them, you wouldn’t be half the person you were now. And it’s always great to see familiar faces and bring up the old jokes your new squad won’t get.
6. Sleep forever.
The college kid signature is the ability to lie in bed for hours upon hours. Without the looming threat of classes to go to or exams to study for, what reason is there to get out of bed? Plus, it’s a lot of recovery for the multiple all-nighters and the stress we put upon ourselves in the past two months after winter break. Everyone sleeps for-freaking-ever, because, well, we deserve it!
7. Consider never "Spring Breaking" again.
This separation from the familiar and friends gets to be too much somewhere around the half week where you curse that you’ve left this or that piece of clothing, or you think about that food you’ve got left in your refrigerator, and you consider never leaving school for spring break again if it means that you never have to feel this separation again. As long as your friends don’t leave too, you’d be OK with just staying on campus for a week with nothing to do.
8. Regret ever considering No. 7.
Stay on campus? What were you thinking, you ask yourself? With dining hall food and only the same thing day after day, it’s a relief to get your parents’ home cooking, hang out with your pets, and see your old friends again. Sure, you might not have all of your wardrobe, and sure, you’re apart from your friends for a week, but it’s a fair trade for a fair break. Plus, if you’re lucky, you don’t just go home -- you go somewhere fun as well!
9. Lose track of the days.
This phenomenon of not knowing if today is a Sunday or a Wednesday is quite common in the summer, but it can set in with spring break as early as the first day back if you’ve really got nothing to do. Plus, if all you’re doing is eating good food and sleeping, why do you even need to know what day it is? Eventually spring break will end, and all will return to habit.
