Types of Students: December
Wanderlustful: Accomplished a lot this semester but is already focused on next year’s goals, applying for summer internships, likes peppermint lattes and watching snow fall from cafe windows, bright red scarves and peacoats, daydreams of castles on evergreen mountains, planning next year’s planner, excellent grades on final exams but yearning for something more.
Hibernation Sensation: Rarely leaves their cocoon of fleece blankets and big sweaters, has a cold all the time, procrastinates studying with online shopping, drinks a lot of herbal tea, napping expert, loves candy canes and hot chocolate, has testing anxiety but crafts thoughtful essays, really good at wrapping presents and writes cute personal notes to people on all their gifts.
Joyful and Triumphant: Started putting up holiday decorations in early November, marathons cheesy Christmas rom-coms, overbooked with end-of-semester parties, has been in at least one performance of A Christmas Carol, worked hard and got the grades they wanted, wins every ugly sweater contest, loves novelty socks and hot eggnog, always humming Carol of the Bells.
Restful Reset: Doesn’t feel like they lived up to their potential this semester, hasn’t had the best mental health month, has doubts about their major, striving to practice better self care, loves the smell of eucalyptus and takes a lot of hot baths, finds catharsis through making art and nighttime walks in the sharp winter air, struggling right now but knows deep down that it will all be okay.
