Are you still mentally still on spring break and refusing to acknowledge that it is, in fact, over? If yes, this article is for you.

Spring break is over, which means two things: your inbox is terrifying again, and the Sunday scaries hit harder than they have all semester.

So instead, we’re choosing denial.

Think of this as your excuse to linger just a little longer—to reminisce about what were possibly the most chill (and miraculously sunny) days of your semester. We asked four students the same four questions about their breaks. Here’s what they said.

Q1: Where did you go for spring break?

“The Dominican Republic, but it was lowkey a rebound trip. We were supposed to go to Cancún, and then that completely fell through like a week before, so we panic-booked DR instead. It ended up being one of those ‘everything works out better than expected’ situations.”

“I went home to San Francisco. I feel like everyone romanticizes going somewhere crazy for break, but I just really wanted to be home-home, like with my family and my actual bed and everything.”

“I went back to India for a wedding. Indian weddings are never just a one-day thing, it was a full, multi-event, extended-family situation.”

“Rome. It was for my mom’s birthday, which made it feel a little more special than just a normal trip.”

Q2: What did your days actually look like?

“Very, very slow in the best way. We’d wake up late, go straight to the beach, sit there for hours, go in the water, come back out, eat something, repeat. There was no real ‘plan’ for any day, which I think is why it felt so relaxing.”

“A mix of doing nothing and doing everything. I’d wake up and have coffee with my parents, then meet friends I hadn’t seen in forever, and then somehow end up shopping for like… summer clothes? Which felt optimistic given New York weather.”

“It was actually insane. Every day had a different event, mehendi, sangeet, the wedding itself, then the reception, and each one is, like, hours long. You’re constantly getting ready, taking photos, eating, dancing. It’s so much, but in a really fun way.”

“A lot of walking. Like, way more walking than I expected. We’d pick an area, wander around for hours, stop for coffee, see something random and historical, keep going.”

Q3: What was the highlight of your trip?

“Honestly, just being with my friends without any stress. There’s something about being by the ocean where time just doesn’t feel real, and no one’s checking Canvas or talking about midterms.”

“Being back in a place where everything feels easy. Like, I didn’t realize how much I missed small things, driving around, seeing the same people, and being back in my own room.”

“The wedding night. It was so much fun, because my ENTIRE family was on the dance floor together, but also incredibly emotional.”

“My mom’s birthday dinner. We found this small restaurant kind of by accident, and it just ended up being perfect!”

Q4: Was anything unexpected or chaotic?

“The entire trip happening in the first place. Also, travel chaos, like delays, figuring things out last minute, but once we got there, it all kind of faded.”

“The weather tricked me. It was so warm in SF that I genuinely packed like it was going to be spring in New York. Coming back was… humbling.”

“There’s always chaos at weddings, but that’s kind of the best part of the experience.”

“How tiring it was. I thought it would be relaxing, but Rome is not relaxing in that way, you’re constantly doing something, seeing something, walking somewhere.”

If you’re currently reading this while ignoring an assignment, same. Spring break might be over, but mentally, we’re off campus. Consider this your permission to stay there for just a little longer, at least until the next Canvas notification ruins it.

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