As a teacher, I really think I look forward to summer vacation more than most of the kids. Think about this: there are four quarters in the year, where I gave at least two papers that went through the revision process in each of my four classes. Add about 1-3 portfolios per year, plus the shorter writing assignments. Don’t forget about the number of students in each class - 17, 26, 27, 25. I think you can imagine why I’ve been counting down to summer break since April.
It is day one of my summer vacation, which is always a little bit intimidating for me. I have so much I want to do, but at the same time, I want to enjoy doing nothing for this brief moment in time as well. It’s a very weird paradox, and I am never quite sure how to balance it. I’m still trying to figure out how to plan the perfect day one after its un-perfect start...
I had a grand plan of sleeping in this morning after quite a fun afternoon and evening the day before, with my waking up to something other than my blaringly obnoxious alarm clock for the first time in as long as I can remember. Instead, the clamor of construction, mixed with the ridiculously loud mariachas of Spanish music filtered through the air shaft at 7 a.m. There has been construction directly underneath my apartment for the past three months, and they’ve been breaking all the rules of normal decency (don’t even get me started about how they were here banging around until 11 last night, keeping in time with my pounding headache). My entire apartment complex continually complains to our leasing agent, but to no avail. I had no idea it took this long to make a tiny bank in a strip that already houses five banks...
Either way, after a few hours of lounging, it’s time to start my day with something active. Hope your day is pleasant, even if you may not have a summer break!
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