I am lucky enough to work in a field which I love: higher ed. One of the perks is getting a serious business winter break. I had 14 days off in a row this year.
The only real problem with winter break is that college offices go full blown crazy when we get back. We have one full week before the new semester starts and people go into panic mode. For me, this meant one week to confirm classes, schedule classrooms on 2 different systems as well as constantly updating a separate list for the Distance Learning Office, fielding phone calls from prospective students, getting placement tests scheduled, facilitating orientation, moving furniture and ordering office supplies for a new faculty office, and dealing with one particularly angry student who informed me multiple times that I was a liar and didn't know how to do my job. Fun!
Now we have made it to Friday morning of the first week of classes. I have already worked 40+ hours and still have a full day to go. Luckily, I have one student that will be coming to one class today, a lunch meeting with my boss, and a three day weekend coming up.
Highlights from the Holidays:
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