So, I've already checked to see when the subsequent 5-week, intensive course will finish. It doesn't occur until the first week of May. Oh my, May! That surely seems like a long ways away. A mini-vacation of only a week cannot be too far or too expensive. Last year during the same week, we took a San Diego to Vancouver coastal cruise.
Maybe a week in Los Angeles would be interesting. We always enjoy exploring a new urban environment. Perhaps this type of city exploration matches many of our previous travel experiences. It's great flying into a city and using just transit to get around. After researching the metro and bus system, I bet we could do that. We can try to see if the city synonymous with freeways can be explored without a car.