You might be wondering why I haven’t written anything in so long and the answer is SPRING BREAK! I had the past ten days with no school and was trying to make the most of it.
This might leave you asking, what’d you do? Well, I flew home for about half of the week and got to enjoy home cooking and the company of my family. Even got to see some friends from back home. The mediocre Pennsylvania weather aside it was a pretty good trip. With half of the break still remaining, I then met up with my girlfriend from UM on Sanibel.
Sanibel if you’ve never heard of it is a lovely, very unspoiled island on the Gulf coast of Florida, about two and half hours west of UM by car. There is virtually no corporate influence on the island with the exception of maybe one CVS and a small family owned grocery store. All other business is essential confined to restaurants. It’s a really cool place to go if you’re main goal is to unwind and check out of society for a while – this isn’t where you want to be if you feel like clubbing. I spent most of my time there –wouldn’t you know it – on the beach. But something particularly neat about Sanibel is the fact that since the human presence there is so low, the area is chock full of all kinds of wildlife. And of course the scenery is amazing. Kayaking on Tarpon Bay or watching the sunset on the beach was probably my favorite part of the trip.
When I got back to UM on Sunday the campus was much quieter than usual. Throughout the day though as people came trickling back in I found out what others had done with their time off. Road tripping was a popular one. Two of my friends made a spontaneous decision to visit a friend in Houston. Lots of people I know went to other cities around Florida: Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Sarasota. And a bunch of them, for good reason, just went to the beach. Of course if they had the money to spend, kids took trips to Cancun and the Bahamas, but it’s nice to know you don’t even really need to escape Miami to have something to do. A group of girls I know stayed on campus the whole break and said they were basically able to do whatever they wanted. They did ridiculous things like build a fort out blankets in the dorm study room and sleep outside one night on the student commons. Substances might have been heavily involved in these activities but I think they had fun either way.
Spring break is way too short. A week off isn’t as much time as you think. Especially when you have three tests the week you get back…
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About Me
- Zack
- I'm a freshman engineering student at the University of Miami. I came here because I wanted a more personal undergraduate experience than that typically offered by the engineering departments of larger research universities. Here, I have found a solid mix of personal attention, small class size, hi-tech learning, and research opportunities - oh, and of course my suntan has concurrently improved. Though an engineer I can honestly say that most of my interests have nothing to do with math or science. I’m in to fashion, street art, hardcore music, cynicism, literature, tea, Cuban food, as well as writing and exploring. When I’m not doing ENGINEERING WORK, I’m usually outside playing soccer or talking with my friends. I’ve set up this blog to give you an insider’s perspective of life at the University of Miami, so if you have any questions or comments about my posts or UM in general please don’t hesitate to ask via comment, message, or email.
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