I’m far from the first person to say this — I’m not even the first to write a snapshot on it — but I’m well past the point of being ready for this winter to be over. As nice as a snow day is, I’m paying good money for these classes and want to get everything I can out of them. I was trying to figure out a better solution than UFV transplanting its campus and students closer to the equator when I realized I could just break out of the standard schedule.
Why not work all summer and take my break during the winter? Sure, it might mean I can’t be as picky about my courses because of the limited selection in the summer, but at least I’m not a big vacation guy, so I don’t care if my time off is when it’s hot and sunny or freezing cold. In fact, it might be nice to sit in an air-conditioned classroom in the summer.
Am I actually going to do this? Probably not. I’m trained to follow the traditional structure of the year just like everyone else. But maybe it’ll provide me a little bit of comfort next time I’m complaining about the snow to know that I don’t have to be doing this, but that I’m choosing to.
Jeff was The Cascade's Editor in Chief for the latter half of 2022, having previously served as Digital Media Manager, Culture & Events Editor, and Opinion Editor. One time he held all three of those positions for a month, and he's not sure how he survived that. He started at The Cascade in 2016.
