{"id":152,"date":"2024-12-04T15:41:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T15:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/?p=152"},"modified":"2024-12-04T16:33:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:33:44","slug":"packing-101-winter-break-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/2024\/12\/04\/packing-101-winter-break-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing 101: Winter Break Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the fall semester comes to a close, college students are eagerly anticipating the winter break. It&#8217;s a much-needed opportunity to unwind, rejuvenate, and spend quality time with loved ones. Whether you&#8217;re planning a vacation or returning home for the holidays, packing sensibly is essential to a stress-free and easy break. These three suggestions can help you get ready to pack for winter break.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Bring all of your summer clothes back home. As you can tell by the cold weather and unexpected snow we\u2019ve been having, summer is no longer here. If you didn\u2019t get the chance to bring all of your hot weather essentials back home with you over Thanksgiving, pack them now to make space for all the coats and sweaters you bring back after the holidays.<\/li>\n<li>If you live in the residence halls\u2026don\u2019t forget your student ID and room key! Even though you don\u2019t have to check out of the residence halls before the break, you will have to check in January and will need your student ID with you once the process is complete.<\/li>\n<li>Bring only what you need. A month may feel like a long time, but trust you do not need to bring back your entire college closet. Pack a few of your favorite pieces and you will be sure to save suitcase space.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you follow these packing suggestions, you&#8217;ll be ready for a great winter break. Recharge for the upcoming semester, relish the time off, and cherish the time spent with loved ones. Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the fall semester comes to a close, college students are eagerly anticipating the winter break. It&#8217;s a much-needed opportunity to unwind, rejuvenate, and spend quality time with loved ones. Whether you&#8217;re planning a vacation or returning home for the holidays, packing sensibly is essential to a stress-free and easy break. These three suggestions can help you get ready to pack for winter break. Bring all of your summer clothes back home. As you can &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152\/revisions\/155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kaylee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}