暑假慢慢inching its way to the end, every student is aware of the elephant in the room: classrooms throwing its doors open to the vibrant and dynamic youth of tomorrow. Everyone’s forgotten what it’s like to set an alarm, or to run like the wind to catch that fast local that will ensure your attendance for the day. While there prevails a general gloom among the youth due to reopening of schools and colleges, there also exists an almost tangible excitement in the air that is accompanied by fond memories of hanging out in the college canteen or spending hours working together on a group project that will give you an excuse to go and stay over at a friend’s place. The laughter, the road trips, the anticipation of perhaps a new subject that will pique your interest and build a foundation for a prospective career choice. As for the nervous ones taking their big step into first year of college, it’s a whole new world that is going to change their lives forever. Will they be ragged by their seniors? Welcomed into a clique of their own by like minded peers? Be forced to work with the laziest freeloaders of the class or be gifted with the most efficient bunch of nerds who will offer to do all your work? We ask students from various fields of education about what it’s like for them to start, or go back to, their college routines and what they’re looking forward to with the new academic year just around the corner
GETTING BACK TO THE GRIND: YAY OR NAY?
Pranika Sarawgi SYBA, Jai Hind College, Mumbai
I am actually excited about going back to college. The reasons: meeting my friends, because everyone is travelling during summer and no one really gets time to meet; the feeling of learning something new, having a routine again, having a place to belong to.
Raashi Sood第二年，纽约时尚技术学院
在初中完成后，我对去国外的新大学感到非常兴奋。只要我记得，FIT一直是我梦dream以求的学校。但是，离家很远，有自己的缺点，我很高兴能回到家三个月的夏季。但是，既然我的飞行日期越来越近了，我非常害怕它。我在家里很舒服，与家人和我最好的朋友一起回到未知的生活将非常困难。
Prithika Lathia Jamnabai Narsee学校，孟买
我已经在JNS工作了12年，现在突然间，学校的生活已经结束，我必须加入一个新机构，大学生活的困难在我身上。对于初学者来说，环境的绝对变化与新老师一无所知，并最重要的是。结交新朋友，是我最害怕的。我对学校的生活，朋友和老师太满意了，老实说，我讨厌变化。
Asim Mehta K.J. Somaya College, Mumbai
Vacations are getting over and meeting some friends after a long time is exciting, but getting back to studies is something that gets a little boring. On a whole, however, getting back to college is fun.
班加罗尔的Sushmita Hatte Srishti设计学院
我绝对喜欢我的假期。由于我在一个与来自地方不同的城市学习，所以我真的很想念我的家人。有了忙碌的大学时间表，我无法继续回家。在假期中，我可以和他们在一起吃家常食物，所以一旦暑假完成，我就不会真正期待回到旅馆的生活。
Henil Nirban Lancers Army School, Surat
我非常excited when vacations started, but as days pass the only thing I see myself doing is roaming around with friends, went for a family trip, among other things. But everything reaches a saturation point. I am bored of vacations now. Once college starts, I will get back to my routine, back to the campus, fun with friends during lectures and chilling at our usual hangouts.
Somya 12th Grade, Ryan International School, Noida
第二个家？Naah。这更像是我的第一个家。我花时间大量的时间在涂鸦，床，跳舞和成为我，没有限制，因为这就是我的老师想要看到的。我最亮的阴影。回到学校真是一件美丽的事情。这是我学校生活的最后一个暑假，这一切都很怀旧。在那条小脚上行走，握着爸爸的手走到高中的走廊上。上学的去年：所有的回忆都笼罩着我的头，将它们全部带入我的心中。在学校度过了最大的时间之后，很难知道您再也不会拥有这一生，校服，橱柜徽章，疯狂的责骂，铺好的课程和所有的乐趣。 Bittersweet, that’s how I define it. Now, when I know I’m never going to get it all back I feel lost, lost in days when I said school is bad, when I decided to stay back home knowing that I have infinite days there. But now I’m standing here with all of it getting over, my infinite days are getting over, my school life ending. Nostalgia hits me hard and questions me infinite times for not enjoying those moments. But now I regret it all. School is the most amazing time of one’s life, and for one last time, I cannot wait to get back to school.
Zeenat Tinwala Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (UG), Pune
I actually enjoy going back to the routine. It makes me feel worthwhile. After not doing anything for so long, it feels to good get back to work. Holidays are fun, but I can’t be in that perpetually lazy state for too long.
Siddhant Malegaonkar ILS法学院，浦那
暑假对我来说非常有趣，因为我去了不同的地方。假期结束后，我害怕再次回到大学，回到同一个旧的习惯。不再有兴奋，没有冒险，只是同样的旧课程。
Chirag Gidwani Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (UG), Pune
一旦大学重新开始，我们就会堆满作业，报告和考试。它确实感到压力很大，不会留出很多时间。因此，即使我确实见到我所有的朋友，我每年都会回去。
Mansi Puggal Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai
A long vacation replete with lazy moments and lots of travelling has almost come to an end. Catching up with old friends and meeting all relatives has been accomplished. All the study goals and hopes to cover up backlog of work have come to nothing (as expected). Nevertheless, the enthusiasm and exuberance of the holidays has begun to give way to a feeling of nervousness and anticipatory excitement about the new academic year. There is much conjecture regarding the new teachers which is perfectly balanced by the relief that the support of old friends and classmates provides.
With such mixed feelings, it cannot be exactly said that I dread leaving my cosy, lethargic niche to get back to work. My school is a busy place and trying to harmonise academics with cultural activities is a mammoth task that I personally enjoy. It is true, everyone needs to relax once in a while but it is this break that prepares one to bounce back into action at the first opportunity. After all, the adrenalin that school adventures provide is unparalleled!
Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.Muhammad Ali Clay
Volume 4 Issue 12
