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"One Last Stop Amidst the March of Time" by Beom Woo Eun

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 While other students returned from spring break with the anticipation of an ending academic year, many seniors arrived with mixed emotions, feeling the weight of graduation on their shoulders.


Spring break is a time of relaxation when students muster the last of their strength to push through the final quarter, which consists of a jumble of Advanced Placement and final exams. But for seniors who knew their graduation was only weeks away, they enjoyed it in diverse ways, from traveling with family to friend-group trips, bracing for the upcoming change. It was evident that this spring break was not just a simple pause but an indicator of an ending journey.


About half a year ago, I wrote a similar Senior Scribble about how seniors were working hard to finish their applications over fall break. But now that quite a few seniors have made concrete plans for their future, it seems a small transition has already begun, bringing them closer to adulthood. When asked what had helped her prepare for a new chapter of life beyond Dalat, Lee Yan Tan (12) replied, “Honestly, spring break felt like the process of moving into the next stage.”


This particular break carried greater weight for me than previous ones, not because I did anything meaningful but because I had the opportunity to reflect more deeply with fewer concerns in my mind. Especially because I was home alone for more than a week, nothing of significance happened. Without the usual academic pressure, eight days of solitude, which would have just slipped away as part of a mundane routine, felt unusually slow, leaving me huge chunks of purposeless time throughout the day.


This unsettling amount of free time morphed into hours of quiet thinking, which took place regardless of the location. Whether I was staring at the sky in the swimming pool or drinking a cup of coffee, my mind was occupied with thoughts about my life. It was just a turmoil of diverse questions, like wondering about career choices, embracing the upcoming responsibilities as an independent adult, and doubting myself about how I have lived out the past. While I was not able to reach a definite conclusion about any of them, I believe I gained a clearer vision of the life I want to pursue after leaving Dalat.


While my spring break wasn’t as eventful as others may have hoped theirs to be, I believe it was a crucial moment for me to gain a deeper understanding of myself. As sad as it is to mark the end of childhood, maybe spring break offers one last chance to look back and be amazed by how far we have come.

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