Spring Break Bliss

Hey everyone! This week, I traded study sessions for sleeping in and textbooks for tan lines. This can only mean one thing: it's spring break for Stanford University students! Since Stanford is a quarter system school, spring break falls in-between winter quarter and spring quarter. And no quarter is complete without its share of final exams. Last week, I was basically living in the library preparing for my final exams. But now, finals and winter quarter have passed and I have time to relax on my week-long break before spring quarter begins. Schools on the semester system have spring break in the middle of their semester, normally after midterms. However, an advantage to the quarter system is having no work to do and no classes to worry about while on break!

College students on spring break normally travel somewhere coastal and warm. For southern schools, Florida is a popular destination while Mexico, especially Cabo San Lucas, is the hot spots for west coast students. Most freshman, myself included, take this time to travel home and visit family and friends. While I may be at home this break, I am still enjoying sunny southern California! I really wanted to spend the week relaxing and rejuvenating after my stressful finals, and there isn't any better place to take time off then at home. Even though the weather has been cloudy, it hasn't stopped me from visiting my favorite restaurants or hanging out with my hometown friends!

Best friend dessert run to celebrate being home for break

Reading on the beach even though its chilly!

Beach trip with the family

What do you like to do on your breaks from school? How do you relax after big exams? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo

Beach Bums

Hey everyone! Now that summer is in full swing and the June gloom is behind us, the beach has been the perfect place to spend my summer days. In California, there are over 1,000 miles of beaches along the coast and about 118 beach cities. There are so many beaches all about a half hour drive from me that I can go to a different beach each day of the week if I wanted to. Of course, my friends and I find our favorite sports and repeatedly venture there. Unfortunately, California beaches border the Pacific Ocean, which contains very cold water. Although the weather is in the high 80s Fahrenheit (almost 30 Celsius), the water is normally in the 60s Fahrenheit (above 15 Celcius), making for cold swimming. However, I aways end up swimming but there are so many other things to do as well on the beach. You can play games, go exploring, even see sea life! The other day when I was at the beach, and eel came onto the shore and you could hold it! There are always fun things to do at the beach, and summer is the perfect time to enjoy it.



Do you go to the beach during summer? Let me know in the comments!
xoxo