It's amazing how a little sunshine improves the prevailing mood on campus. All week faculty members and students have been rushing from building to building, their faces hunched into their collars for warmth, while today they're sauntering about or just sitting on benches and soaking in the sunshine.
I've been asking students where they're going on Spring Break next week and the one thing we all agree on is that we're ready for a break regardless of where we're going. Many of them are taking trips to Florida to play baseball or softball or lounge on the beach, but most of my students admitted that they're just planning to spend the week goofing off at home.
I'm with them. Sure, I'll do some shopping and maybe take a day trip to a good hiking area, but I'll be happy just to sleep a little later than usual and to not be required to read any essays full of strangled syntax and tortured logic. Maybe I'll zip down to Kentucky to spend a few days with my adorable daughter. As long as I get a break, I don't really care much where I go...and if Spring Break brings a break in the weather, that's even better.
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