So, for my spring break I decided to go to LA to visit my friend, who is doing graduate school over there, and his friend that I had not met before. It was an instantaneous decision I made back in February. Because of my coop cycle making me work in spring semester, my only spring break was all the way in Freshman year, back in 2018. I wanted to make a spring break that I would remember, instead of just being in Boston, waiting to take more classes and playing video games.
I was very anxious about doing the trip because I would have to be confined within a high velocity aluminum can with other people. While COVID may not be as dangerous as before, there has been a notable and significant increase in air rage, where passengers go berserk and hurt others. Thankfully when I landed in LAX, the only incident I encountered was a delayed flight.
For the rest of the week, I spent time at museums, beaches, food trucks, and eating great food. We also took a lot of pictures together; many goofy poses were made as well. Unfortunately, I had to do homework during the break, but being able to travel around LA county and laugh at all the crazy stories we had to tell each other was refreshing.
Even though it was tiring because we were constantly on the move to the next part of the trip, I felt relieved that I finally had a chance to just hang out with some friends and not worry about the virus bearing down on me or worrying about how to get through the next day in the fast changing world we now live in.
After coming back, I wish the rest of my senior year could be what I had experienced in Spring break, not the exact same in terms of activities but the feeling of being with peers and whatnot. I have come to realize that my graduation will be a difficult transition.
My friend in LA heavily foreshadowed the difficult transitional feelings and emotions that I will encounter. I am really not looking forward to experiencing them, I just got back to Boston and I want to enjoy it as much as I can. In any case, I have been preemptively preparing myself to make the jump and once more step into the unknown, it is not easy, but I am hopeful that I can carry myself through this.
