Winter break is such a civilized notion. I have four weeks, count 'em, FOUR weeks of time off. I've celebrated Christmas and New Year's, with nothing on my agenda other than some long-delayed housework and visits with family and friends whom I didn't see during the exam season.
The exam season was difficult, but anything that's followed by four weeks of recovery can't be that bad. And I still have two weeks!
In a sure sign of how luxurious this life is, I'm starting to go a little stir-crazy. The weather is terrible, so my normal outdoor activities have been curtailed. So yesterday I started looking around at cheap flights. There are many of them available when you can fly whenever you want. It's astonishing, this time flexibility. I can see why people stay in school for Ph.D.'s.
I found a very cheap flight to Managua. I've always wanted to visit Nicaragua; I've been within spitting distance of the border a few times and never crossed over. It fills my requirement for a cheap vacation, luxury resorts being the provenance of the employed, and Spanish is a language I can manage.
Or maybe I could go to Belize! Or the Honduras! Or San Diego, or the Florida Keys, or Ecuador! All warm, inviting places, with the added feature of cheap accomodation (I have family in the US locations).
This concept of time is amazing. I treasure it.
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