Forced vacations

Have you ever been so deep in important work that any vacation you had planned to take before the work is due doesn't feel worth it (by a long shot)? That's kind of where I'm at right now in life. I have to decide between two great colleges, finish and practice my presentations for my senior project AOK (Application of Knowledge), and catch up with french class (curse you subjunctive!) all before I go on 10 days worth of vacation. That leaves me with only 14 days before the vacation wave hits. This is going to suck.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate a vacation every now and again and I love them when it's in a location that's actually desirable. However, I certainly don't like vacations when I could be spending that time getting done the things that need to be done, especially when those things that need to get done ensure my graduating on time. If I could put off the april school vacation to Costa Rica with my family in order to finish and practice for my three motivational speaking presentations, that would be great.

However, as I'm sure you all know, that's not how life works sometimes. On the 23rd (a Wednesday) I will leave for the Kripalu retreat for my (forced and graded) yoga intersession, and then right when I get   home on the 25th I will be shuttled to Costa Rica on a 11 hour flight for a whole week. I shall then return to good old BHS sunburnt and dazed and hardly prepared for my senior project Application of Knowledge.

I'm not sure where to go from here, but I think a possible solution might be just moving my AOK to the following week. My presentation dates aren't completely set in stone and I can simply change wherever I have written in that my presentations will be during the first full week of May to the second full week. I think that might be my best option at this stage of the game, especially since I really want to be as prepared as possible for my presentations and I also want to enjoy my stupid vacations.

Welp, heres hoping all goes well.