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## Laura Burgess and RJ Swift '08

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#### [So, What About Free Time?](https://info.taboracademy.org/blog/so-what-about-free-time)

 Posted by [Laura Burgess and RJ Swift '08](https://info.taboracademy.org/blog/author/laura-burgess-and-rj-swift-08) on Nov 20, 2017 2:45:39 PM

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The boarding school experience is probably starting to take a bit more shape in your mind by this time of year.  You’ve looked at websites and talked to representatives, poured over materials, and visited some schools. You are starting to imagine yourself in some of the places you have visited, engaged in classroom discussion, playing sports, living in a dorm, and making new friends. You may still be wondering what it is like to be away from home. Maybe you can imagine having a roommate or living in your dorm room, but what will your day look like, exactly? What will you do when you have time to yourself?  

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