With most college students already one month into their summer breaks, thoughts of school are to say the least very comfortably out of mind. Even as some languish in summer classes, including yours truly, summer is still summer. Thank God for college's four-month-long summer breaks!

As we all settle into the bulk of our vacation, we can take a minute to remind ourselves why we love summer so very much.

Five Reasons NOT to go back to college this fall:
 
1) Taking three finals in 30 hours. 
Yes, I have had friends who have been sentenced to this torture. Many schools offer the option of having a final postponed or moved ahead if you have three scheduled within a 24 hour period. Three in thirty hours? No help there. Imagine, living, and breathing and taking exams for nine hours in twenty-two waking hours. This goes up there with three mid-terms in twenty-four hours—again, no help from the professors with this one. 


2) Late night munchies are NO WHERE to be found.
“Hmm…I’m getting the late night munchies. Wanna grab a bite, Greg?” 
“Yeah! Well, let’s see, there’s ummm…there’s the Loop…and umm…the ‘Dillo.” 
I don’t know about you, but when I’m hungry late at night, I really understand how limited my food options are on campus. It’s ridiculous how quickly you get sick of eating the same burgers and burritos over and over. 


3) It's 800 times better to study abroad.
Imagine this scenario:  Your alarm clock sounds. What time is it? It’s 9 am. Plenty of time left 'til class. 
“Jorge, ven aquí. Preparé un desayuno especial!” 
Yes, you are in Spain. You have a few hours of class and then go out for lunch and later, settle in for a two-hour siesta. Maybe that night you’ll catch Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona at a local pub... 
Study abroad! Compare that schedule with waking up early for your 8:30 am class, scurrying around campus, and waiting for buses. Easy choice for me. 


4) Fire alarms in the dorms.
An alarm sounds. What time is it? It’s F@ckin' three in the morning! F@ck me, not again! You remember you have an Organic Chemistry midterm tomorrow and a paper to finish by 5 pm. And, yes, it’s a fire alarm…the fifth one in two days. Of course, ignoring it would be a felony. Oh blessed summer, free of fire alarms, how little I appreciated you during those dastardly minutes. 


5) Mom won't be there to do your laundry.
“Whose pink shirt is this in my laundry? And pink shorts? And pink… Oh.” Yes, we’re mature. Yes, we want to drink and engage in sexual activity and explore future careers. And no, we certainly hate doing our own laundry. So, remember this summer to say, “Thanks, mom!”

Long live summer!