Weeks before the end of the first semester, it felt like my whole sembreak was already planned out. My parents had already given out dates to clear in line with the holidays. I also had to reserve most of my free days for training and dance rehearsals in preparation for a big performance my crew was having. It's a good thing all these went out as planned! Our family's yearly tradition of celebrating Christmas and New Year out of town happened this year, and all practice schedules for my crew's performance were followed accordingly.

If one asks how my last sembreak was, I would probably say it was one of the busiest "break" i've ever had, and by busiest i mean being occupied with things to do and things to be excited about. There's really no major downside about it being busy. I'd rather have this kind of break than to have one where looking for something to do and be busy about is an everyday struggle. I'm thankful and at the same time.. (end)

-Eduardo Kim Vicente