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Things I Learned From Spring Break

What people don't prepare you for.

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Things I Learned From Spring Break

Wow... can I just say that nothing will ever prepare you for the things you will see or hear about during spring break? It's truly as if all rules and morals just are vacuumed up for a bit and then you can go receive them from the vacuum bag once school starts again.

Girls you never thought you would see get buck wild go buck wild. Guys you thought were crazy before -- well, you find out that they should actually be diagnosed with insanity. It's almost scary the things you see and hear at spring break. Now for those of you who didn't get to experience the joys of going off to the beach with all of your college pals, I think I may be able to sum it up for you in regards to some of the things you may have seen. Some may be disturbing, some may be funny, and some may just be plain sad. But all I list here is nothing but the truth.

Things I saw:

  • Girl go to emergency room from eating a pot brownie (she thought she was dying).
  • A beach house get completely drowned by beer showers, followed by furniture being thrown off the balcony into a pool.
  • Guy get buried in sand, then fed alcohol for the rest of the time.
  • Sunburns. Oh, the sunburns.
  • Common fancy dinner tables turned into beer pong tables.
  • Guy who just got his stomach pumped, got treated to Waffle House by his friends.
  • Flash tattoos. So... many... flash... tattoos.

Stories I heard:

  • Cops took 1,000 cases of beer from group of guys on their way to Gulf Shores.
  • Drunk guy was found passed out, floating in the ocean (don't worry, he's alive!).
  • Remember the guy in the bullet above this one? Yeah, that guy got slapped at a party after he was found cheating.

The list probably could go on, but some things must be left secret, right? Spring break is one of those events that you HAVE to go to in order to understand the insanity that takes place when college kids go away to a beach. What people don't tell you, is that if you can make it out of spring break alive, with all of your limbs and teeth, and no stitches or casts, you are the true winner.

Things you will leave with:

  • Sunburn. Did I say that already?
  • Bruises. Most of the time you won't even know where they're from.
  • Missing clothing items. You know you went there with 'em, but now they're gone.
  • A little less dignity. I don't think I'll elaborate on that.
  • The knowledge of who your real friends are.
  • Lots and lots of blurry and disorganized photos.
  • Sand. In your luggage, in your hair, in your shoes.
  • New friends. People you probably never would've hung out with before may have your back when you least expect it.
  • Inside jokes that people who weren't there probably won't understand.
  • Memories for a lifetime.
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