Today is the second day of a nine-day weekend. I know a couple of people who chose teaching as a career solely for the 10-week summer vacations. From one classmate: "Once July hits, I'll be at the beach, sipping coolers everyday for a whole month!"

Trust me, teachers actually need the holiday. I've been stressed for the whole week, and I haven't actually taught for more than an hour per day. What will I do when I have to teach six classes? And prepare a lesson plan for each of them?

My sleep cycle has already been disrupted. Which is just great. The Venetian blinds in my room just fell off, and I have no urge to fix it. So the sunrise each day at 6 a.m. is my natural alarm clock.