Legacy Vacation Club

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Vacation is something many people love and look forward to. The ability to put our daily tasks on hold for a short amount of time in order to clear our minds and reinvigorate ourselves is something that all people need from time to time. In fact, we all seem to have those times in our life were we get a week or two off to have the time of our lives. One particular experience that I had impacted me in two primary ways. This experience was when I took a Royal Caribbean Cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Strangely enough, this experience impacted me in two completely opposite, and nearly paradoxical, ways. Truthfully, what I took away from my Royal Caribbean Cruise would be considered by many to be the opposite of what they would expect.

• Elastic, vacation time is most certainly a luxury and although at times needed for mental sanity one can live their entire life without one and still be fine. As with the local gas station comparison-shopping is king, which becomes the substitute for one hotel versus another.

When the word “vacation” is mentioned, everyone instantly thinks of a great time. There are no classes, no work, no chores, and most importantly, no worries. However, this isn’t always the case, especially with my family. We decided to set out on an adventure to Virginia Beach this past April. The events that took place were benign but, the trip itself was a little bit of a struggle due to the chain of unpredictable events.

In Amanda Machado’s article: “How Millennials Are Changing Travel,” she argues that due to seeing people’s retirement being wiped out, young people have realized that they cannot trust putting off seeing the world for late in life. This, coupled with the fact young people have little opportunities at home, has led Millennials to choose to take longer and more meaningful vacations than the previous generation. Millennials not only see traveling as a break from their boring home-life, but as an opportunity to reflect on their future, bolster their education, and better understand the world. Being one of these “Millennial travelers” I can identify with many of the arguments the author makes. For the entire 2014-2015 school year, I was studying

The United States is commonly known as “No-Vacation Nation” (Thompson, 2012) because Americans typically prioritize work over studies and family. (1)Although people in America take fewer vacations than any nation in the world, socioeconomics may be a reason for why employees focus more on work than research and relationships in the American culture. "There is simply no evidence that working people to death gives you a competitive advantage" (Pawlowski, 2011). (2)As a citizen of the United States and one who has often fallen prey to these ideals, the trend to overwork has been an affliction to overcome. Family and scholarly efforts have been sacrificed, but over the past year or two, I have made a conscious effort to alter my “live to work”

One con of this situation would be is maybe the time with families and many of the events you may have with your family. Not having a summer break can make it difficult to schedule meaningful family time. "The major drawback is the assumed detriment to family structure," Lynch says. "American families have become accustomed to the traditional long summer vacation. Parents may find it difficult to schedule vacations and family

In “Hit the Rest Button in Your Brain,” Daniel J. Levitin successfully argues that taking a vacation will not only allow you to be with family but also help your brain rest. Appealing to ethos and logos, he uses statistics and reasoning to reach out to his intended readers on how taking a vacation can be a “false break” (Levitin 1). Also, Levitin explains certain suggestions and proposals towards to what a human being does and ties in with how it can affect people throughout the day. Levitins context readers would be people who work many hours and never take a vacation or who read this specific newspaper The New York Times.

The typical U.S. employee with paid vacation time took just a little more than half of his or her allowed time off in the previous 12 months, according to an April 2014 Harris survey conducted for Glass door. Just a quarter reported taking all the time off given to them, while 2 in 5 said they had taken 25 percent or less of their available time off (Milligan, 2015). For these employees, they may have the perception that when say “unlimited vacation”, it really means that there is “no vacation”.

Everyone did something divergent this spring break. Therefore, I contemplate this mini vacation has been the first in five years I’ve done exciting things.

Exercise is generally thought of as being one of the most practical and effective ways for the average person to lower their risk of heart disease. Physical activity lowers blood pressure and helps keep vessels in preferable condition. Dying from cardiovascular disease is more than twice as likely in the obese.

Imagine getting away from the monotony of your everyday life. You can lie on the beach sipping a cool drink miles away from your worries of getting a paper done or helping a customer at work. You can be on top of a mountain overlooking beautiful lands that are different from your own backyard. Half of the class has taken a vacation less than five times in their lifetimes, but let’s face that most of those probably included those little family vacations to Disneyland. But, all of you said that you planned to travel someday. So, why not do it sooner than later? One of the reasons for not traveling that many of you put is not having time because of school or work. Also, one of your major concerns is

Going away for a few weeks, days or even hours can have a substantially positive effect on your health and even decrease stress levels

Traveling, in general, makes people healthier. Occasional travelers report lower stress levels and lower risks of heart attacks. These benefits even stay awhile after the trip has ended. According to Larry Alton, “traveling has been scientifically proven to lower stress levels.” (NBC News) This is because traveling is like taking a break from one’s hectic life. One gets to think about themselves and relax. People feel less anxious and tend to forget about problems that usually bother them. In a way, they disconnect from their busy lives.

“A penny saved is a penny earned.” “A job worth doing is worth doing right.” We apply both of these sayings to the working world all of the time. Why not apply them to our vacationing world as well? Like most people, I look forward to a vacation, but planning it can become overwhelming if you’re not prepared. Planning a vacation should be fun and exciting. Vacationing is not always a priority to many families due to economic distress, but as little as a few hundred dollars you can plan a weekend getaway that’s inexpensive but a lot of fun!