Students are excited to get out of school and set up their plans for summer break, which lasts from June 15 to July 3. Most of them are planning to go back home, stay in Hawaii for fun, or work hard to save money.
“I am going home to Texas to visit my family and I am going to work,” said Taryn Skahill, a sophomore majoring in TESOL education from Austin, Texas. “Actually, I had two jobs last summer. I worked in a baseball park in Texas, and I was a strength and conditioning campus coach in the morning. I worked at this place at a baseball park where little kids can come so there are lots of things they can do in the playground. Another one is the campus where I graduated from, and I like to coach the girls and helped to show them how to get better.”
Naoki Makise, a senior majoring in marketing from Japan, shared, “I will go back to my hometown Tokyo to get a job. Because I will graduate next year February which means pretty soon, I have to get a job or at least an internship.”
BYUH offered him a great opportunity to go back to his country to serve there during the summer break, and he said he is really looking forward to the experience.
“I think for lots of people summer break is a time for them to work, so they can have lots of money, but for me, I would like to have fun and enjoy the time,” said Cory Olivera, a junior majoring in sports and exercise science from California.
Olivera continued, “During the break, I am going to volunteer at a personal training client and hang out with a lot of friends back home. The reason why I am doing the volunteer job is I have to get certain amount of volunteer hours in order to be able to apply to a graduate school, so I need to get that experience, and I feel it is pretty good to motivate me get me through different classes.”
However, some students have to work harder in order to have money. Dexton Lybbert, a senior in supply chain from Utah, “My plan in this summer break is to work full time to make money and have fun relaxing. Hawaii is an expensive place for students to live. If I want to have all the fun, I probably need to work harder and play harder.”
On the same note, Chan Tung Leong, a junior majoring in psychology from Hong Kong, said, “I am trying to save money for tuition in fall semester, so I am going to work hard in summer break. Also, I am going to have fun, such as hiking or going to beach. Because in Hong Kong, we don’t have that beautiful beach, so I plan to go to beach often and enjoy my life in Hawaii.”