The much anticipated Spring Break is here and I'm loving it! No I didn't go to Panama City Beach, No I did not go home and no I did not blow tons of $$$ on a crazy trip...I'm sitting at home in my apartment reading a glorious book about medieval England while my cat watches all the birds outside my window. I'm in Heaven! I never got the whole "We have a week off from school, lets go NUTS!" mentality and I know a lot of people here at FSU who feel the same way. Because spring break typically falls after midterms, I think most students look at it as a period of pure relaxation. The weather is starting to warm up and you are free to do anything your heart desires without the guilt of a looming essay deadline.

     Of course there are still those who wish to blow off steam at the Beach, but living in FL gives you a sense of freedom, in a way you are able to embrace other alternatives. Because we live near the beach, the mythology of a salt water filled spring break is kind of broken down for us and we are able to pursue other activities without worrying that we won't be able to go to the beach again until the summer. I honestly love this ability to choose how I spend my time without being pressured by societal spring break expectations. Just one of the many perks about attending school in the sunshine state :)

So far this break hasn't been as relaxing as I had planned, turns out I have had a lot of work today regarding prospective graduate schools and GRE studying...eek! I have been running around trying to keep up with work, applications and deadlines. This weekend I felt so stressed I ended up just sitting in my room reading an EXCELLENT book about the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. I needed a refresher on just how much I truly love history. When all you do is calculate GPAs and study, it is easy to lose sight of why you wanted to pursue graduate school in the first place!

Anyway, today has been a great day, I realized that my hopes for admissions to FSU grad school were not completely dashed and that I can still make the second deadline. I'm not really sure why I didn't e-mail the head of graduate admissions a long time ago...but oh well thats just me, haha! In addition to graduate applications, I'm also applying to teach English abroad through the French Consulate. If I were able to get that job I think I would definitely put grad school on hold for another year. It would really be a once in a life time opportunity and I think now is the perfect time to do it. Also, it would give me the extra time I needed to master my french skills...thinking of how much fun I had studying in Paris this summer makes me want to go back although this time I am hoping to be in either Normandy or Brittany (I absolutely adore studying about the history there!).