Happy New Year everyone! I can’t believe that it’s already 2026, and the start of the spring semester. I hope everyone had a restful and amazing break, whether you were back home or still in Daytona!

For winter break this year, I drove back to New Jersey, and was promptly greeted by freezing temperatures and multiple snow and ice storms during my three weeks at home. I definitely did not have shoveling snow on my winter break wish list, but it did provide some pretty views.

The snow also helped me get into the holiday spirit as I saw my friends and family.

After a crazy fall semester, it was nice to have a few weeks to relax

A couple days ago