Nicole Henry, Contributing Writer
Spring break is right around the corner, LITERALLY; so, here are some tips to help you enjoy your time away from classes, and schoolwork. Whether you are relaxing at home or on the beach, these tips will help make your time off well spent.
- Take time for yourself
Spending time alone for 30 minutes or an hour each day will help you relax and ease your mind from everything going on around you. Yes, it is spring break and you want to have fun with your friends, but taking a break from them will make the time spent with them more exciting. Even if you are spending spring break at home, spending time alone benefits you as well. You know that every time you go home for break everyone wants to see you and spend time with you. By the end of the break, you realize that you didn’t have one moment alone to even breathe. Then you’re too exhausted to get back into the hustle of school.
- Do something you’ve never done before
Exploring different things can help to relax you while still having fun. If you are one of the fortunate ones that get a chance to get away for the week, choose something different to do while you are there. Maybe, you always wanted to take a dance class or a painting class for a day, this is the perfect time to do so. Exploring different things will also add more excitement to your story about how you spent spring break.
- Have the right people with you
This mainly goes for the ones traveling during spring break. When deciding to travel, it is always best to take people you know you will have the most fun with. Fun people equals fun trip. You also want to take people you are closest too. You will feel most comfortable and safe being far away with someone you really know. In other words, if you just met them this semester, it wouldn’t be the best decision to go traveling with them.
- Eat your favorite foods and more
Everyone loves food, so why not take this time to enjoy your favorite foods and desserts? Even if you are on a diet or working out, take this week off away from your routine and just enjoy. For the ones traveling over break, try out restaurants you haven’t eaten at before. You never know, the best part of your vacation could be the food.
- Find fun in everything
You may not be on the beach and then again you may be, but wherever you end up this spring break, make sure you create fun around you. Remember this is a time for you to break away from all the stress of school, so everything you do should be an enjoyment to you. You don’t want this break to pass you by and have it feel like you didn’t enjoy one minute of it. Make it imperative to enjoy every moment of being on break. too exhausted to get back into the hustle of school. our whole spring breaks flies by and you realize you di