One day historians will look back at America and point to three significant cultural contributions to the world: hot dogs, apple pie and spring break.

Throughout my lifetime, the once quiet weeklong break in the school calendar somehow morphed itself into a marketing and travel juggernaut. Where once the window equated to sleeping in for a few days, today’s culture bakes in the expectation of exotic travel or some equally exciting use of the time saving the planet.

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