Winter Break Memories

This time of year always reminds me of finals week at Penn State, just before the winter break. Students would trudge through a very hard semester of drinking, partying, and a little bit of schoolwork. Then, finals week would beckon said students to open up many a book for the first time all semester, to try and cram as much information into their alcohol-soaked skulls as possible. Or, as my roommate Mung would do, purchase Nittany Notes and leave them all around the apartment.

** Mung informed me to let people know that despite his lax college attitude, he is in fact very successful, being a vice president in a large company. Learning came very easy for Mung, so he chose other alternatives instead of going to class and being bored.**

I thoroughly enjoyed when I only had 1 final to study for. That way, I wouldn’t be overloaded with harmful studying that would get in the way of drink specials at the local hangouts.

Winter break was always a welcomed time to reconnect with friends and family back home, shop for Christmas presents, get away from the rigorous studying, and most importantly to detox for three weeks. For me, I would go home, hang out with some friends, and work at the pet shop for vital spending money.

Of course, the 3 weeks went rather quickly. Don’t get me wrong – I was happy to see my roommates again and resume our bar schedule, but it was nice to not have to worry about classes and responsibilities.