Thanksgiving break is quickly approaching, and we are all looking forward to time with family, good food, much needed rest and miscellaneous activities such as hanging out with friends and watching movies.
We get a whole week free of daily assignments, waking up on cold mornings to go to class and our ridiculously busy schedules. Instead of waking up to the unpleasant sound of an alarm clock, we can spend all morning sitting in front of the television, eating cereal and doing nothing. Thanksgiving break should be a time for relaxation, but is it really?
The date Nov. 19 is marked on my calendar and I am counting down. The days during Thanksgiving break are filled with fun things to do and nothing school related. But the weeks afterward are filled with plans to get final projects and papers done. Seeing this burst my bubble of joy because I knew that after the break, it’s back to work.
Everyone wants to have a good time during Thanksgiving break. You might want to travel, visit friends and family or even stay in Moscow and just have fun. But it could be impossible to have fun when there is a whole list of things to do suddenly creeping up on you.
Thanksgiving break is a time to relax, but it’s also a time to try to get ahead with school work and get some things out of the way so you have enough time to study for finals.
Now, although this doesn’t sound too exciting it shouldn’t ruin your anticipation and plans for the break. This is what I had to make myself realize and trust me, it wasn’t fun.
So how do you make sure you get enough homework done during the break, but are still able to relax and have fun? The answer is simple. If you are leaving Moscow for the break, remember to leave some space in your bag for school books. If you are staying in Moscow, do not put those books away just yet because the semester is not over. In fact, the work always seems to start in full force just when the semester is wrapping up and we can’t wait for it to be done.
It is important to know how to get that pile of homework done without ruining your break. The first step is to know the amount of schoolwork you have to get done, and then figure out the number of hours you will need to accomplish it. Plan your schedule for Thanksgiving break in the way that suits you best and you will be able to have fun and also get a lot of homework done at the same time.