Winter break was fun, but also strangely exhausting. All in all, I was so ready to head back to Hanover by the end.
The Dodecs always go on a winter tour, and this year we chose to get away from the cold by visiting Miami and Key West. When we left Hanover on December 9th, weather.com actually reported a temperature of 3 degrees. Miami was... in the 80s? It was wonderful. We spent about a week in a hotel right on Miami beach, splitting four rooms between the 13 of us. Obviously, we spent as much time as possible on the beach, but we also had a lot of fun singing at various venues - alumni clubs, schools, restaurants, etc. Here's a great picture of us after a high school performance. We're looking out over the water at the Miami skyline:
After Miami we drove about four hours to spend two nights in Key West. Our hotel was incredibly nice, and once again, situated right on the water. And I think we stayed there for free (maybe it was just a discount) because we performed for the hotel guests. On the last day in Key West, a friend and I spent our final hour lounging by the pool. I couldn't help but feel lucky that after only one term in college, Dartmouth had already let me spent ten days vacationing and singing basically for free. I only had to pay for meals and my flight home!
ALSO! In Key West we met one of early decision admits to the class of 2015! She was from Isla Morada, and I can't believe Dartmouth already has some 15s! In case you haven't figured out, Dartmouth loves prospies (prospective students), and we all were so excited to welcome the ED-admit to our school.
After tour was over, I flew back home (after being stuck in the airport for 8 hours...) and finally got some time to relax. I saw my most of my friends from home, celebrated Christmas with my family, and didn't have to worry about schoolwork at all. However, because of tour I only had two weeks at home, and I had to rush to get in time for all my friends.
Coming back to Hanover was great, and I already feel like I've been here forever. I just finished with my first class of the winter, and I had no trouble getting back into the academic routine. Unfortunately, I'm on crutches because of a stress fracture in my leg, and I have to survive two more weeks of limited mobility. I'm currently holed up in the library because it's just not feasible for me to head back to the River (SO FAR from everything else). I guess that's a legitimate excuse to have already spent hours in the library after the first day of class...
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