My Spring Break at UPEI

Spring Break at The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), started February 13. This was my first encounter of spring break in a cold country. Some call spring break, reading week or study break and is ostensibly intended to allow students to catch up on their studies.

Frankly, many UPEI students took advantage of spring break and travelled to various provinces of Canada like Ontario, Nova Scotia or Newfoundland to visit family and friends or even to some other place where it is warm like Florida to get away from the cold weather. After many students left, residence at UPEI felt like a “dead zone” where it was so quiet. It was only 10% of students left here at residence.

During spring break, I experienced a few winter sports for the first time. Theses were organized by the International student advisors. They sporting event included, ice skating, skiing, tubing and curling, which were all filled with lots of excitement
As a first time ice skater, I was astonished by the fact that I didn’t even hit the ground once. During skiing, it was some what different, because every time I went to be pulled up the hill by the ‘Lift’ I fell; which was hilarious. But in the end I got to learn some rules for skiing, like making an ‘A’ shape with the skis in order to come to a stop.
Tubing was the most enjoyable event to me, because it involved going down a hill of ice on a tube whilst sitting in it. What made it more interesting was when every one tied the tubes together and went down at once. I certainly admired the magnificent views, majestic snow capped mountains and the adrenaline rush as I slid down ski hills of Brookvale Provincial Ski Park on tubes and skis.

Curling, on the other hand was also interesting. It involved sliding an 80lbs object that is called a ‘rock’ along the ice and getting it into a circle. In order for this to work, we were instructed to tape one of our feet with tape, so one can be slippery on the ice and the other feet use as the grip feet. It was pretty cool sliding on the ice also.
At first it was difficult getting the rock into the circle. To do this we bent down on one knee and like if you were racing and hard a sweeper in one hand for balance and slid the rock across.
I slip down a few times doing this. But I enjoyed it. This event was even more filled with enthusiasm, when we formed a team; girls against boys; The MVP of the boys game was yours truly, because I knocked the girl’s rock out of the circle twice to capture the win for the boys. I felt proud of myself as a first time player.

However with all the fun time I had, I was studying as well and doing homework assignments and I am still in the process of studying for my mid-term exams on next week.
Spring break is now coming to an end so quickly and students are now returning at UPEI.

These have been words from Shavado Gibson.
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