Samantha Chaffin
Editor-in-Chief
Is it really April already?!
Every spring semester, spring break comes and goes, and by the time classes roll back around, I’m no closer to accomplishing my goals than I was before break began.
Like many college students, I always set out to make the most out of my time off.
I spend the weeks prior to break telling myself that, ‘If I just had some time off…’ I would be caught up on everything, from schoolwork to housework and everything in between. Unfortunately, that is never the case.
While I finally have my taxes done, clean clothes and a home that isn’t a total disaster, my first week back is one of the busiest and most stressful of my semester, and I expect the coming five to six weeks will continue in that trend.
That said, spring break has taken on a double meaning for me.
Aside from being a well-deserved break from classes, it is also a breaking point, if you will. It is the calm before the storm, with the storm being the last six weeks of the semester.
It is the calm before six weeks of stress, followed by what I hope will be one of the most fulfilling moments of my education as I walk across the stage at Holt Arena to graduate on May 9 of this year.
Now, as I try desperately to keep my head above water during this busy time, I look back and wonder, again, where the time went.
Part of me regrets the extra hours of sleep and the days I spent doing laundry instead of homework, but at the same time, I realize that without that down time, I might not be as mentally rested for the last six weeks of my undergraduate career.
Don’t get me wrong—spring break could have been longer, and I would be happier—but I’m ready for the end.
Even if the road from here to there is a winding one with lots of bumps, the destination is worth it.
