Thursday, Feb 16, 2006
What is a "Reading Week" you may ask? A very good question, my friend! Basically, in most Canadian universities, "Reading Week" is the official name for our spring break! I believe we gained this tradition from our historical British roots, though I may be mistaken. It is a week-long break from school, where we are 'supposed' to catch up on reading, assignments, and studying. Trust me, this objective is NEVER achieved! Whatever Reading Week's original intentions may have been, it has essentially evolved into spring break! I have friends who are heading down to warm, beautiful places, like Panama, Mexico, and West Palm Beach...as if any studying is going to happen there!!!
My plan was to do a midterm today (Thursday) and then skip out tomorrow, since 2/3 of my classes were cancelled. But, plans change, and this time for the better. I woke up this morning only to find that the university had declared a SNOW DAY!! Classes and midterms were cancelled, and so my Reading Week basically started this morning at 8 am! How exciting, eh!?! You need to realize how exceptional this is....my institution never cancels school. I honestly believe that the end of the world could be upon us, and we would be in class! So, for this to happen is a miracle...a beautiful, perfect, I-could-not-ask-for-anything-better event! Rock On!
Thats it for me this time around. Enjoy your next week...I know I will be!
My plan was to do a midterm today (Thursday) and then skip out tomorrow, since 2/3 of my classes were cancelled. But, plans change, and this time for the better. I woke up this morning only to find that the university had declared a SNOW DAY!! Classes and midterms were cancelled, and so my Reading Week basically started this morning at 8 am! How exciting, eh!?! You need to realize how exceptional this is....my institution never cancels school. I honestly believe that the end of the world could be upon us, and we would be in class! So, for this to happen is a miracle...a beautiful, perfect, I-could-not-ask-for-anything-better event! Rock On!
Thats it for me this time around. Enjoy your next week...I know I will be!
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Posted Feb 16, 2006 6:58 pm PT
Hope you have fun, in sun or snow!
Posted Feb 17, 2006 5:09 am PT
Enjoy your "reading week" glimmer! And make sure you go play in the snow!! I'm so jealous!! 
Posted Feb 17, 2006 10:27 am PT
Have fun and a great week. 
Posted Feb 17, 2006 9:09 pm PT
Hey Star, i am back in university with an exam week after my reading week that obviously turned into a movie watching week. At least they were not crazy enough to call it Spring Break!!
Posted Mar 10, 2006 9:05 am PT
Thanks everyone Reading Week was nice!
LOL, Okapilady! Reading Week is never used for acadmic endeavors...movies are def. a good way to spend it! Well done! Oh Reading Week...it makes us sound so much more serious than those crazy "Spring Break" people! If they only knew..
Reading Week was nice!LOL, Okapilady! Reading Week is never used for acadmic endeavors...movies are def. a good way to spend it! Well done! Oh Reading Week...it makes us sound so much more serious than those crazy "Spring Break" people! If they only knew..
Posted Mar 11, 2006 2:32 pm PT
I have news for you kid Spring break was created for the Teachers not the Students! 
When I was a kid there was no such holiday(s). The teachers got unionized and guess what, reading week! Hope it was a good one!
When I was a kid there was no such holiday(s). The teachers got unionized and guess what, reading week! Hope it was a good one!
Posted Mar 17, 2006 6:48 am PT
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