a much needed break

After 15 years of education, I am happy to share with you that I am now in my final year —last semester of college. People say it's the most difficult and stressful year since it's what every student must get through in order to graduate and begin working in a professional field. Well, I couldn't agree with more of what the folks have to say about it; it is, after all, true. We, the communication students at our university, must complete our research paper while also working on our internship at the same time. I'm not sure if the current situation which is the pandemic helps us in some ways or adds to the stress because we have to do everything online, but thank God we completed all of the duties that needed to be completed. I finished the first semester and am now in my final semester of college, and I just enrolled in yesterday.

This green donut symbolize the units I earned and passed this college. As you can see, there are only small slice left which means 2 subjects left or 6 units to earn, and one last sem before graduation! Padayon!!

With this journey of mine, Allow me to share with you my experiences when I took the opportunity to take a break from all of the stress I was suffering in those 15 years of education. I understand how important it is to take a vacation, especially if you are feeling burnt out, unmotivated and believe your head is overflowing with bad thoughts that are preventing you from being productive.

The mountain is one of my favorite places to relax. The wind and beauty that I see after a hike truly soothe my soul and provide serenity to my mind.

Having said that, let me share with you some of my hiking trip experience.

Just a 'lil throwback (thursday)

The recent hiked was when my cousin, who had recently returned to the Philippines from Taiwan after her work, sought to invite us to unwind, I saw it as an opportunity to relax and immediately grab her invitation.

We decided to went to three kings. We saw this view after an hour or less of travel and hiking. Look at how amazing the view is from where we are.

And, of course, I didn't miss out on the chance to take a shot in such a beautiful place.

While writing this article, I suddenly remember our family trip we had wayback january of 2020.

We had previously hiked Balistada Hills. My family and I had never gone on a hike together before. This is something I used to do with my pals. Anyway, it's funny how everything was organized by my cousin and me. It began with simply the two of us, and when we told our families about it, they enthusiastically agreed.

Since my cousin and I were the ones who organized it, we were also given the task of contacting a jeepney driver for transportation, determining what time we should go to the mountain, and what food we should pack.

Just like at the three kings, we can't stop taking photos of the breathtaking scenery on top of the mountain.

To add up, during my high school years, hiking up a mountain was one of my favorite trips whenever we had free time. We used to trek on various mountains in our area with my friends, but since we split up during college and now have different schedules that we can't control, we rarely get together and arrange another trip.

Although we were in high school at that time, I believe we also needed this type of trip to take a break.

I really missed the fresh air and the breathtaking views from above the mountain. When things return to normal, I hope to start hiking again.

Anyway, I hope you found this article interesting. If you've made it this far, consider it a sign that you should take a break and relax. Always remember that, "you only live once".