Nayef Yassin
Yassin, an Engineering sophomore, felt the two-day travel time to his home in Palestine was too long for this year’s shortened winter break, so he decided to make alternative plans. He instead connected with his Palestinian friends living in the United States. He and his friends plan to travel around Florida and then take a road trip to meet up with more friends in Texas.
Jackson Betz
Betz, a College sophomore, was was surprised to find out that his high school calculus teacher gives ghost tours in Gettysburg. “Never would have expected my calculus teacher to do ghost tours,” he said. “She’s this really logical-minded civil engineer.” Betz plans to get together with his high school calculus class over break to attend one of the tours of their former instructor.
Madeline Kleypas
Kleypas, a College senior, plans to take a trip around Ireland with her boyfriend and his family over break. They will be spending every night from Christmas to New Year's in a different city, beginning and ending their trip in Dublin. “They’re renting a big car so we’re going to do a road trip around the country, seeing all the major sights and little towns here and there,” Kleypas said.
Ana Miletic
College junior Ana Miletic will be spending her winter break visiting friends and family in Serbia. She plans to work in Serbia after graduating, so she hopes to meet with Serbs working in marketing. She also hopes to start a blog during break, documenting “a bit of the modern-day Serbian perspective towards American politics,” she said. Miletic is also excited to celebrate New Year's Eve in Belgrade, which was ranked the world’s best party town by an online travel website.
Emily Lurie
Lurie, a College sophomore, is going to travel to Israel over winter break with the Jewish National Fund. According to the program’s website, JNF’s Alternative Break in Israel is “a week-long service trip for Jewish college students and young adults ages 18-24 to volunteer in Israel.” The goal of the trip, according to the website, is to allow its participants to “make a personal impact in Israel.”
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