Sexsage

Author: Sage Bierster

Spring Break is coming and that can mean only one thing - spring break sex. Glorious, commitment-free, wild, spring break sex. Of course there are those who will go home and sit on the couch downing mom's cooking and won't see the light of day for a week, but for much of America's college population, Spring Break means Panama City, Galveston, Miami - you name it and if it has a beach and a wet t-shirt contest you'll find Spring Break.
What is the attraction of spring break sex? Why does the combination of alcohol, sunshine and thousands of people we have never seen before send our hormones into overdrive? There are parties every weekend on campus where alcohol is readily available and occasionally we see the sun, so why are we getting all worked up over a bunch of scantily dressed strangers? I suppose there is something to that, because as we all know at Middlebury it can feel as if you know everyone. This can make it difficult to let loose and sow your wild oats when you see the same people all the time. Couple this with the well-known fact that we are all stressed out by the time the break rolls around and that sex on campus ranges from rare to non-existent for most students, and what you get is a bunch of horny, pent-up twenty-somethings who are itching for an excuse to get naked.
So we drop a couple of hundred dollars on flights and hotels in some sandy or other warm-weather locale hoping to cash in on what MTV has turned spring break into: an orgiastic free-for-all of liquor, sunburns and sex. But what if the local population has a different plan. Yes, there are several beach communities that are adamant about stopping our mojo.
This past October for example, Daytona Beach banned "tini bikinis" and levied a $500 fine for all violators. This is sacrilege! A spring break fling should be a way to broaden your sexual horizons, to explore a side of yourself that you don't feel comfortable showing when you are here, and it should be fun!
Of course, Mexico can be a great alternative to our increasingly puritanical U.S. of A., luring around 170,000 Americans every year with cheaper trips and alcohol laden parties. The attitude in Mexico is also generally hospitable to American tourists - nobody's banning bikini's in Cancun.
While Cancun can be exciting, don't forget how important it is to always protect yourself while in a party atmosphere. Sexual assualt can happen to anyone, anywhere, especially in an environment where the booze is flowing, there is little feeling of responsibility and no one really knows each other. The same factors that make spring break so much fun can also turn it into a nightmare if you aren't careful.
So enjoy yourselves next week, wherever you go, and revel in the fact that whatever happens during spring break stays there. However, please remember to go easy on the drinks when you are looking to find some company for the night, and if you go with a group of friends look out for each other. That way you can have your spring break and get off too.