As exciting as the holidays may be, the majority of us college kids come back for winter break and immediately feel those post-New Years winter blahs. Whether we’d like to admit it or not, daily snooze fests on the couch eventually become mundane. There is that inevitable moment when a certain light switch goes off and we automatically want to go back to campus. The disparity lies, however, in how we escape our winter break boredom. Which of these kids do you most identify with this winter break?
1. The Go Getter
For whatever reason, this chick’s got a fire lit under her a** and has no intention of extinguishing it. She approaches her New Year’s resolutions with great sincerity. You will most likely find her dripping sweat on the elliptical, blending up a green smoothie that smells questionable or writing into her calendar assignments due in February. She’s so busy running around, embracing the “New Year, New Me” mantra that she probably peters out by 8 pm. No that this is a bad thing: one of her goals this year is to go to sleep at a healthy time.
2. The Couch Surfer
3. The Creator
Similarly to our Go Getter, this lass has one particular New Year’s Resolution in mind: to try something new. Thus, this January she will be found outside of her natural habitat in places such as the kitchen or the classroom at your local Michael’s classroom. From baking gluten free muffins to pottery to sock puppetry, she’s all about finding a new quirky pastime. She may even drag her resentful friends along on her journey of crafty exploration (avoid at all costs!). See “When Will My Life Begin” from Tangled for reference.
4. The One from Cornfield Country
“I’m so excited to go home,” his friends say. “It’ll be so much fun,” they say. This dude can’t help but shake his head internally, cursing his hometown with a population of 300. During his winter break there is literally...nothing. Not a single fun thing to do except watch the number of tumbleweeds that go by from his bedroom window. He nods his head in agreement with his friends, not wanting to be the odd man out, but secretly can’t wait to go back to school.
5. Mr. Full Time
Break? What break? For this lad, the month feels like it went by in a flash. While his friends are sleeping in or turning up in the Bahamas, he is too busy with a job, schoolwork, or a winter immersion on campus to fully enjoy it. You can commonly find him stocking up on life support at Starbucks or at the airport, running frantically to catch his flight back to school...two weeks early.
6.The Social Butterfly
Similarly to Mr. Full Time, this girl’s family barely sees her over break, but for a different reason. Each day includes some form of social activity, from coffee dates with old friends, a night out on the town with her girls, or even just chilling in the basement for movies with her high school pals. Whether she wants to admit it or not, it’s possible that she has a fear of missing out or a desire to hold on to the nostalgia of high school for as long as she can.
7. The Anti-Social Caterpillar
A foil to the Social Butterfly. As soon as she steps off campus, this student goes on a social hiatus. A natural introvert, she’s exhausted from her busy social life at college and she’s taking “time for herself.” Common symptoms include averting FaceTime and pretending to be sick for that party at Ricky’s house. “It’s not you, It’s me,” she pleas to her friends who are angry for "forgetting" to respond to their texts. See the Couch Surfer and/or the Creator for further reference.
