It's finally coming. Spring Break! Midterms are the price we must pay for our freedom, but it's worth it. Live it up and have a week of amazing memories to reflect upon sitting incases after you return.
1. Air Sickness?
Let's hope not. If you're going somewhere exotic then you can expect to be flying in a tiny puddle jumper plane at some point. Then you'll be landing in an equally tiny airport that offers all the souvenirs or keychains you can imagine, for the tourists to waste money on. Just take some Prozac and you'll forget why you were so nervous.
2. Infested Hotel Room
On a budget? Don't worry, so is every other college student, but if spring break is anything like the legend, you'll hardly even be in the room. Maybe just to bathe, but you can sleep on the beach, right? Who knows what stains are on that bed, I wouldn't risk it.
3. Feel The Burn
You forgot tanning lotion isn't the same as sunscreen. Thought you'd impress everyone back at school with your glowing tan skin and naturally highlighted hair? Haha-- you're funny, you also forgot about your Irish heritage. Whoops, your bad.
4. Perks
Time to day drink and do nothing else, cause guess what? You're legal here!! It's 18 and up, baby. Life is good. Just don't think about how you'll feel when you wake up to see the hundreds of people crowding the beach because they're also on spring break.
5. Don't Drink the Kool-Aid
Going to distant lands is fun, but they have different bacterias and parasites, so you'll want to consult your doc to prevent a week spent in the bathroom instead of the surf and sand. Avoid tap water and ice if you don't know where it came from, or just chug the alcohol to kill the devil inside you.
6. Throw Some Mo'
Don't be spending all that cash in the first two days. You have to survive for a whole week on your own for the first time in your life. So avoid the strip clubs and spending money at restaurants and bars. Go to a grocery store to stock for the week in preparation.
7. Freedom, maybe?
You are officially away from the folks, on a friends only vacation where you won't be told no or ridiculed for errors in judgment made the night before. You had better still check in every so often or those long distance parents will be knocking on your hotel door to make sure you're still alive so they can kill you themselves.
8. Don't Die
Hydrate, try not to drown or be eaten by a shark. The week was a success, and you wouldn't change anything about it because in the end these are the memories you'll never forget. Time to celebrate your survival!