Monday, March 16, 2009
Spring Break
I really do not understand the point of all the SMU kids going to Mexico for spring break. Isn't the point of a break mean to get away from regular life and relax for some down time? At least, that is what I thought it was. Most everyone I know went to Puerto Vallarta, and while I am sure it was very fun, both my parents and I had extreme hesitation in me going there. I ended up not going there obviously. First of all, with the drug war going on in Mexico, it seems quite odd that hundreds of students would want to go to one of the most dangerous cities in the world, where they will be engaging in bar activities, which is not safe in the first place. I am personally just surprised that so many families let their college kids go to this place, will all the crime around it. Also, in addition to Mexico being so dangerous, is it really necessary to basically take SMU students and stick them in a foreign country? We go to school together all the time, and I did not think it was exactly smart to spend my only break of the spring semester with all the same people. I am truly just shocked that people would take the risk in going to Mexico just for a fun time, when someone could easily have been kidnapped or even killed. I hope that next year for spring break, people are a little smarter and take better precautions.
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I totally understand what your feeling is regarding this topic. Spring break was created as a break. While some people will argue going to Mexico is a break it comes along with dangerous risks. I have friends that went on trips to New York, Florida, and California. They went on these vacations because they knew it would be a place where they could relax. The one part about this blog I don't agree with is the fact that spring break is a time to get away from SMU students. I believe college students form a special bond between one another and we begin to become a family of sort. We hang out together, we experience life together. These students want to go relax with their "family".
ReplyDeleteMeghan, I think this was a really well written argument with a couple good reasons with evidence. This is a debatable issue since there were so many kids that did end up going to Mexico. I think that maybe more evidence about a specific kidnapping case or accident that happened to a college student would help strengthen your stance on this topic. You could also included a reason about how many people get sick from trips to places like Mexico. Overall, great argument and I totally agree!
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