Do you find yourself going Uptown to drink with friends every week and waking up with a hangover? I hate to break it to you, but technically speaking, you’re engaging in binge drinking.
Often, after a long weekend of fun with friends, the reality of looming deadlines hits hard and can be overwhelming. Having spent two years here, I’ve learned the hard way that Sundays set the tone for the week ahead.
My “home routine” only consisted of going to the gym, reading for pleasure, babysitting occasionally and seeing my friends, but it made me feel like there was at least some structure to my break.
Though it’s definitely true that we need to take things week by week or day by day in life, those days or weeks cannot necessarily look the same every time.
At the time of writing this, I’m only a week into my sophomore year, but I have made a full one-eighty from last year in terms of feeling comfortable on campus. You just have to give it time and “trust the process.”
Every year, Miami has increased the cost for housing and meal plans for the incoming fall students. Not only has it been steadily increasing over the years, but it’s been increasing right below the cap.
In my short three months here, it has become evident that Miami’s creation of designated study spaces is significantly valued by its students. There is something to be said about separating where you sleep or unwind versus where you do schoolwork and study.