Remembering my best Spring Break

My best Spring Break was the year that I.......

Spring Break is often idealized as being a week of nonstop fun and traveling. Sometimes breaks like these can help create some of the most memorable moments of one’s life. McLEOD Magazine writer Loron Robles sought out several students to get the 411 on their favorite Spring Break.

Camryn Franklin, a graduating senior majoring in mass communications/digital broadcast production, says her most memorable spring while in college was in 2020.

“I went home (Atlanta, GA) and I didn’t come back to school until Fall that year because the coronavirus pandemic. They basically extended our Spring break the Friday right before I booked my ticket to come back to campus and I just stayed home for five months.”

LR: How did this extended break ruin your plans for spring break?

“I didn’t have any plans for that Spring Break because I was planning on going home anyway but when they extended it was more time away from school. So, it made me think that I’m going to fall behind in my classes because everything got moved online so it was a big adjustment I would say.”

Kieyuana Gloster, who is set to graduate in May with a degree in sociology, says March 208 was her most memorable break.

“I was 10 years old in the third grade. Spring Break has finally begun and I was excited to not deal with school anymore. To my knowledge, I thought I was going to be home, by sitting in the house in the cool air conditioner, and playing outside with my friends. Instead, my mother had a huge surprise for me and my siblings.

LR: What did she tell you and your siblings?

“She told us to pack our summer wear and bathing suits, I wasn’t sure where we were going. In the back of my mind, I was thinking we were going to Orlando or Miami for a family vacation. … We all piled in the car and my mother began driving, I wasn’t sure where but I was very excited to where we were heading. Finally, after four hours, we pulled in a parking of Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port. I had never been on cruise before; I’ve always seen it advertise in commercials and the people in the commercials often seemed very overjoyed and it seemed like they’re always having a good time. The only thing I wasn’t looking forward to when it came to going on a cruise, were sailing on a boat in the middle of the ocean. All because I couldn’t swim, once we got on the boat I was amazed of the elegant art and structure the boat was in. There were different restaurants to choose, a buffet, a hibachi, and on top of that there was a pool with a waterslide and a jacuzzi ready.”

TaZion Ritchie, a graduating senior, studying mass communications/public relations and advertising, says her most memorable spring break as a college undergraduate took place her sophomore year. “I ended up on going to Spring Break with my friends down to Miami. Originally, our spring break was kind of a bust, I wasn’t gonna go so I went home. Then I got a call saying hey we’re still going to Miami do you want join all you have to do is pay. So, I said bet. We went down to Miami.”

LR: What made that trip to Miami so memorable?

“This was going to be my first time ever going to somewhere else for spring break as a college student. Heading down to Miami was such a great experience especially since we were there for almost the whole week. It was basically the first HBCU weekend, well HBCU based Spring Break because there was different HBCUs such as FAMU (Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University) and NCAT (North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University) since there spring breaks were at the same timeframe. So, it was beyond amazing because of the culture, the vibe, and the parties. Just everything music wise was nice especially Ocean Drive. Ocean Drive in Miami during the nighttime and the day is jammed packed full of people especially during Spring Break because there was Greeks over here and dance orgs doing this. There were different types of people all over the place. It was just so much fun, the best part of the trip was just being on Ocean drive because this was the first time, I have ever been to Miami by myself with a group of people. Being down there was beyond amazing. It was an immaculate Spring Break. I got meet a ton of great people, I met some Greeks from Ohio and I saw a bunch of people from Cookman but I would say that is my most memorable Spring Break as a whole.”