With only three days until spring break, many of us are either preparing for the stereotypical trip to Cancun or an obscure Bahaman island, or we're heading south to New Orleans to serve some of America's hardest hit communities.
Though spring break may most often be considered the perfect time to perfect that tan, it also marks the fast approach of the end of another valued year on College Hill. This sobering reality that post-college life draws closer may cause us to reflect on how we've spent the past semester or year and what we've left undone.
Hopefully, everybody enjoys spring break, whether it's spent MTV-style, doing good or simply recharging. But those of us who might have been bogged down - by a reading load, problem sets, summer plans or a job hunt - will use spring break to remember all that Brown has to offer us in and out of the classroom.
Use spring break to relax and have a good time, but most importantly use it to gain some perspective and return to Brown ready to actually go to class and enjoy it in those last few weeks before finals. Whether filled with thoughtful self-reflection or behavior that would land you in rehab if continued after graduation, spring break is a good reminder that our time here is slipping away. After working hard enough to land on College Hill as freshmen, we owe it to ourselves to make the most of it.
