Are students letting the recession hinder their spring break?
There are several students finalizing spring break travel plans, but due to the recession and money issues, the only plans some students are making are to work. Miami, Panama City, Cancun and Daytona are among the most popular spring break destinations for college students everywhere. However, the condition of the current economy will stifle some plans of enjoyment this break, while others have not let the recession hinder their traveling. Jamisha Turner, a second-year social work student at Tallahassee Community College from Wichita, Kansas, says she would like to be vacationing somewhere like Miami this spring break, but instead she will continue to work in order to save. “My plans are to stay in Tallahassee and work and make extra money instead of going else where to spend money,” Turner said. She notes that the recession is a large part of the reason she is choosing to stay and work, and that “the recession is stopping [her] from having fun.” Like Turner, fourth-year English studen
