Off the Radar

Thank God the week is over.

This last week has certainly been one of the most trying and laboring week I have faced in a long time. Long last, spring break has finally arrived to salvage students of all kinds for a week of solitude and freedom. The weather is absolutely beautiful, further characterizing the picturesque spring break. I'm really glad that I am able to get away for a little while. In doing so, I'll be able to clear my mind from the burden of work and the stress of every day life and send myself in exile to paradise. Quite literally, in fact. I have the honor of taking the trip to Florida and spending my break in the magical world of Disney (and I use the term magical loosely).  Whether this haven is truly as glorified as it seems, it's just so nice to be away from the everyday norms that I'm so accustomed to. To travel to a far away place and be able to be someone else for a whole week...

That's the true magic.

Just being with all of my great friends and colleagues, running around in the greatness that is Florida, returning to the ocean I have fallen in love with and experiencing new feelings. The thought itself excites me. I love being able to travel and see different aspects of the world. Albeit, it's only a trip to Florida, but it is a trip nonetheless. It allows the opportunity to leave everything behind. Sure, you'll have to come back to what you were, but for the moment you can be whatever you want. It's a shame that this phenomena only allows for a week of time. A week is just too short of a time to leave it all behind. There's just so much to do in so little time. Why escape for just a week? Escape for two weeks. A month. A year. Forever. What a dream...

To drop off the radar.

No curfew to abide by. No schedule to review. No one constantly monitoring your every move. No, it's just you, great people, and an extravagant experience. For once, it would feel great to not have one single care in  the world. This is why I long for the endless summer days and nights with all of my friends, the warm nights keeping us safe and an aura of youth lingering throughout the entire world. If only we were able to just get away from it all for a while.

I guess this break will have to do.