Now that you’ve trudged your way through plenty of snow and midterms, Spring Break is finally here! If you are going to a far away, sunny, sandy place, take some time for much deserved R&R. For those of us who aren’t going on a tropical getaway, here are some ideas to make the most of your Spring Break! Day TripsNew York City: Take a Peter Pan bus from South Station! This is a great day trip idea if you’re willing to spend a little extra for a fun day. If it's your first time, go to Times Square, Chinatown, or Central Park. If you've been there before, find a neighborhood you haven't seen yet and roam around. Either way, relax and enjoy your mini-vacation. You don’t have to be a NYC expert to make the most of a day here, and that’s the adventure of it! Photo Courtesy of INEtours.com Museum of Fine Arts: A classic Boston trip. You may not have the time to stroll around the museum during midterms, but now that you’re on break, pay it a visit and take your time. Even people that aren’t typically fond of museums find something they like at the MFA, and it always has an interesting visiting exhibit. There are also tons of local restaurants across the Fens behind the museum, so a quick visit can easily become a fun day trip. Photo Courtesy of Twobuoyslobster.com St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Make the most of your last day on break by attending the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston on March 15th at 1pm! This is a Boston tradition that you should definitely take part in at least once during your time at Suffolk if you aren't from the area. Wear plenty of green and join in the madness! Photo Courtesy of Steven Senne/AP Good EatsDine Out Boston (March 1-6 & 8-13): Participating restaurants have a designated menu just for these two weeks. Lunches are priced $15/22/25 and dinners at $28/33/38 on Beacon Hill, the North End, etc. Treat yourself while sticking to your budget and try out some of the restaurants you've been dying to go to since freshman year! Restaurants offering deals include Aria Trattoria in the North End, 5 Napkin Burger in Back Bay, and Aquitaine in the South End. http://www.restaurantweekboston.com/ Photo Courtesy of Restaurantweekboston.com Sonic: If you’re not looking for fine dining, take a mini road trip (or an adventure on the Newbury/Rockport Line) to Sonic! The closest location is in Peabody, so many Boston residents and out-of-state students have never been. Take an average day and turn it into a goofy adventure in the name of drive-in fast food. Here’s the menu: https://www.sonicdrivein.com/menu Photo Courtesy of In News Weekly Be ProductiveVolunteer: If you’re not signed up for Alternative Spring Break, but you feel the urge to give back, you can still get in some volunteer hours! Volunteering locally will help you get to know a new side of your city by giving back - plus it leaves you feeling more refreshed than sitting on the couch all day might. Volunteer match lets you plug in your location and the causes you care about to match you with volunteer opportunities near you. http://www.volunteermatch.org/ Then again, you are absolutely allowed to binge watch your favorite shows on Netflix and catch up on sleep; that’s what breaks are for! And I know the last thing you want to think about on break is school... but take this time to get organized. Make sure you have all the supplies you need for the second half of the semester. There are probably a few projects and papers that you could could choose to neglect during break, but try not to. Block off some time each day to get some work done. I promise, it’ll pay off for the rest of the semester! Try to remember the “spring” in Spring Break. We’re almost there! I hope you have great break and come back to Suffolk motivated to end the year strong! Kayla Shearns,
CLAS Tutor
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