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This is a bit off the usual track of my normal “How To” and “Here are some tips!” posts, but sometimes it’s good to take a break from the ordinary.

I’m currently in the longest summer vacation I’ve ever had. My high school graduated at the end of May (which is earlier than usual for us) and I leave for college in mid-September.

So, I have the luxury of a nice 3 1/2 month summer. It’s been fun — albeit too fast, but what summer isn’t?

Both the high school and the local college started up this last Monday, so now all of my friends who are either going to the local college or are still in high school are now busy. This leaves good ol’ Paul (me) with tons of free time in the early day.

It’s nice not having to worry about school just yet, but it does feel weird. For the first time in my life, I’m not ‘supposed’ to be in school. You know when you ditch school or you’re home sick and you know in the back of your head that you should be in school? It feels like that, only this time I’m not supposed to be in school. It’s definitely different.

I’ve been enjoying the free time. I started working out again (I’m lazy, it’s hard for me to keep the habit), I began practicing guitar more regularly, and I’ve been preparing to leave for college. All in all it’s been a great summer, and in fact my post about enjoying summer contains a lot of things I’ve done this summer or tried to do.

Is there anyone else there who is enjoying a longer summer this year?