right now

Right now, somewhere in the universe there is a teenage girl on the beach basking in the warm sunlight with sand between her toes and salty water drying in her hair. She has not a care about schoolwork, studying for standardized tests, colleges and preparation, or social responsibilities. For a whole week she can rest and repose, her only interactions with family and her boyfriend, carefree in an atmosphere of true paradise. She can read whatever she so chooses, take pictures of palm trees and the ocean to her heart’s desire, and sleep on the soft, fine sand while feeling the warm sun and subtle breeze from the water on her back and shoulders. And maybe, just maybe, that girl would be willing to trade places with another teenage girl from Kentucky for just one week! Until then, the Kentucky girl will just have to work hard and wait until summer, or until next spring break which will NOT consist of college visits.