The Mythical Summer
When spring arrives in all its wonderfulness, I begin to dream about summer. I am still weighed down by the shackles of academia and long for the freedom that I associate with summer. I found myself daydreaming the other day while driving with the windows down and bobbing my head to Mungo Jerry's "In the Summertime". I was imagining a pristine summer filled with road trips to the beach, relaxing by the pool with a margarita in hand, and just a general sense of bliss. Then I made the sad realization that I have these same daydreams every spring when the weather begins to turn warm and that these dreams rarely even come close to coming true. My summers tend to be filled with overworking (last summer was spent partially unemployed which limited all my activities because of a lack of funds leading to a slight depression) and the dreaded sweating-while-sitting-still problem. But I have to look forward to this summer because it will truly be my last summer of freedom. Next summer I take comps exams and then begin my 3 day a week internship in July. I will officially become an adult who no longer has the summers off. *tear* And even if this mythical summer does not truly exist for me or most others, it shall always be my Unicorn. Something that brings me happiness just simply thinking about and I will continue wanting to chase after it in hopes of eventually finding it someday.
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