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February Break Sparks Travel Plans for Underclassmen
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Undergraduate students plan travel for Cornell’s February break.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/travel/)
Undergraduate students plan travel for Cornell’s February break.
Though I have lived in Rochester for most of my life — and have subsequently attended school in Ithaca — this weekend marked my first local upstate New York Chili Bowl. Upon hearing the possibility of escaping our grimy collegetown house with a near-empty refrigerator for a sunny day in Oneonta sampling dozens of local chili recipes, my housemates and I packed ourselves into a compact sedan and hit the road.
Independent, student-led research projects reach new dimensions as Cornellians pursue their research internationally through funding from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.
This winter break, I had the privilege to travel to South Korea for two weeks. It was my first time traveling internationally alone and my two weeks abroad has redefined education for me. I booked the tickets back in September and debated over traveling for months. I was wondering if it was worth the time, money, and effort to travel to Korea, especially since I was traveling by myself. It has been six years since I last visited Korea and it was nerve racking to think about exploring a foreign country without the help of others. I worked throughout the summer before my freshman year and saved up enough money to book my tickets. I kept my eyes on ticket prices and snatched up the cheapest tickets possible. I spent weeks practicing Korean with my parents and went over how to travel by subway and bus routes. I also practiced simple Korean phrases that are useful in any situation, and gathered up gifts for my relatives. Before I knew it, it was time to leave.
Through Cornell’s overseas academic programs, several students have traveled and studied abroad this spring and summer.
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International students at Cornell face unique challenges, especially during the pandemic, but the University’s diversity of students makes the campus feel special to these students.
This March, Ithaca Tompkins International Airport will stop providing direct flights to Washington Dulles International Airport in favor of a new direct route to Newark Liberty International Airport.
Although some students felt that February Break was too short to provide a sufficient breather from school, other Cornellians seized the four day break to travel and relax.
The pandemic delayed this reckoning with age, independence and moving away. After my brief entanglement with college campus freedom was snuffed out, I spent fall 2020 at home instead of at Cornell. I took prelims and attended club meetings while my childhood stuffed animals looked on curiously. I felt closed in by the pale green walls of my bedroom as 2020’s Thanksgiving break reverted to those of my grade school years in an anticlimactic fashion. A far cry from the packing and unpacking and repacking that has characterized this holiday break.