Summer was my favorite season as a kid, for one reason in particular: no school. No school when you were a kid meant no responsibilities besides summer reading, which was usually crammed into the end anyway. No school meant pool parties and hanging out with friends and not having to worry about tests and homework. No school meant going to the beach and just having fun, and the weekends were no different from the weekdays. Summer vacation was the main reason that most kids would say summer was their favorite season.

As I grew older, however, my opinions began to change. Although I still loved summer vacation, and cherished it every year, I realized that by early July, I was fed up with the hot time. I grew up in a house without air conditioning, so sleeping meant ten fans pointed at you until you melted into your sheets. The lack of regulation meant days falling into each other, and not knowing a Saturday from a Tuesday. Instead of being able to enjoy the time off from school, I was evaporating into an uncontrolled mess. Soon, I was praying for the colder days in the summer. Humidity didn't stop the problem either.

Now that I'm in college, summer has hit an all-time low, in my opinion. Sure, after finals being able to go home and relax was refreshing. Like summer vacation, I was able to take a break from the responsibilities that stressed me out when I was in school. But the thing is, we aren't little kids anymore. When we come back from college, we're expected to work and get jobs. We also need to start preparing for next year. Suddenly, summer isn't mine anymore, the stress has just been replaced.

The heat has also gotten worse for me as I have gotten older. I spent half this summer sleeping on a couch in my sunroom because my room was just too hot, no matter how many fans I had on me. I can't leave the house because I'll be doused with humidity, but I can't stay, because inside my house I literally feel like I am dying. There are a lot of things I can just put up with and deal with, but the heat is not one of them.

Perhaps the worst part of summer is how gross I feel all of the time. You can take a cold shower and cool your body down, but a few hours later you're stuck in the same problem. I feel like I need to shower three times a day because I just always feel so gross. No matter how clean my body gets, soon enough, I've sweat through anything clothing I feel comfortable in. I never want to leave the house because I feel disgusting.

It is needless to say that I am anticipating fall greatly. I'm actually excited to go back to school, and I'm excited to shower and wear sweaters without feeling disgusting.