{"id":1047,"date":"2014-03-25T08:04:15","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T13:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2014-03-25T08:04:15","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T13:04:15","slug":"spring-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/2014\/03\/spring-break\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Spring&#8221; Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*Clicks Red, Sequined Heels* &#8220;I just want to wear shorts. I just want to wear shorts&#8221;<br \/>\nWell that didn&#8217;t work! It is still cold here, which is definitely not the best weather for my new high-waisted shorts from <a title=\"Four Seasons Clothing Store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fourseasonsdirect.com\/page.cfm\/Store-Locations-Hours\/ICOC.html\" target=\"_blank\">Four Seasons<\/a>. <span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Because it is snowing outside right now, on March 25th, I have to put my mind in a warmer place in order to keep my sanity!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Spring Break was last week (yes! I know! It is supposed to be spring!)<br \/>\nAll students including myself, had a week off from classes.<\/p>\n<p>Like most other college students, hitting up the tropical islands or other warmer parts of the world are all very common destinations among Iowa students. I asked a few friends what they did with their spring breaks, check out the pictures below to see what\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">some of my friends were up to!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1047 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Katherine-Helen-Service-Trip-Xicotepec.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Katherine-Helen-Service-Trip-Xicotepec-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1049\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1049'>\n\t\t\t\tKatherine Helen  took a Service Trip Xicotepec Mexico with their class!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Ocean-walk-at-Daytona-Beach-Florida.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Ocean-walk-at-Daytona-Beach-Florida-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Daytona Beach\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Ocean-walk-at-Daytona-Beach-Florida-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Ocean-walk-at-Daytona-Beach-Florida-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Ocean-walk-at-Daytona-Beach-Florida.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1052'>\n\t\t\t\tPaulina- Ocean Walk At Daytona Beach Florida\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Playa-Flamingo-Beach-in-Puerto-Rico.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Playa-Flamingo-Beach-in-Puerto-Rico-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Puerto Rico\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1053\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1053'>\n\t\t\t\tKiwi- Playa Flamingo Beach in Puerto Rico\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/New-Orleans-Jackson-Square-Judge.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/New-Orleans-Jackson-Square-Judge-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"New Orleans\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1054\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1054'>\n\t\t\t\tJudge- New Orleans (Jackson Square) \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/After-backpacking-to-the-top-Cossatot-Mountain-Range-in-the-Oauchita-National-Forest-Arkansas.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/After-backpacking-to-the-top-Cossatot-Mountain-Range-in-the-Oauchita-National-Forest-Arkansas-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"National Forest, Arkansas\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1055\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1055'>\n\t\t\t\tWill- After backpacking to the top Cossatot Mountain Range in the Oauchita National Forest, Arkansas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/tough-But-heres-a-picture-of-the-awesome-people-I-served-with-in-Detroit.-UIASB14-CommunityService.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/tough-But-heres-a-picture-of-the-awesome-people-I-served-with-in-Detroit.-UIASB14-CommunityService-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1057\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1057'>\n\t\t\t\tAnthony- &#8220;Here&#8217;s a picture of the awesome people I served with in Detroit.&#8221; #UIASB14 #CommunityService\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Angel-Chen-The-view-of-Sunrise-from-my-bed.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Angel-Chen-The-view-of-Sunrise-from-my-bed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1064\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1064'>\n\t\t\t\tAngel- The view of the sunrise from my bed.  On Vieques  Island (8miles off the E coast of Puerto Rico)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Lydia-PCB.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Lydia-PCB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Lydia-PCB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Lydia-PCB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Lydia-PCB.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1061'>\n\t\t\t\tLydia Exploring Her Wild Life Side- Panama City Beach\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Yemu-Xu-Jackson-square-New-Orleans-baby.1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Yemu-Xu-Jackson-square-New-Orleans-baby.1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Yemu-Xu-Jackson-square-New-Orleans-baby.1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Yemu-Xu-Jackson-square-New-Orleans-baby.1.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1066'>\n\t\t\t\tYemu- &#8221; Jackson square, New Orleans, baby!&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Darius-PCB.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/files\/2014\/03\/Darius-PCB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1063\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1063'>\n\t\t\t\tDarius -PCB White Sand\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As you can see my friends enjoyed the treasures of the United States and abroad, the beaches and the mountains, \u00a0while others enjoyed spas or conducted several hours of volunteer in-service hours making a difference! Some of them even received college credit. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>If you wanted more information about the class that took two of my friends to Mexico. Here is the class number and class description. There are just so many opportunities to be had. #GoIowa<br \/>\n#HawksAroundTheGlobe<\/p>\n<p>165:126 (ABRD:3352) International Perspectives: Xicotepec<br \/>\nIntroduction to providing service to communities in underdeveloped countries through discipline\u2011specific projects to improve community life in Xicotepec, Mexico; cultural and professional preparation for team work in an international environment; service\u2011learning course in collaboration with Rotary International. Spring break in Xicotepec, Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Clicks Red, Sequined Heels* &#8220;I just want to wear shorts. I just want to wear shorts&#8221; Well that didn&#8217;t work! It is still cold here, which is definitely not the best weather for my new high-waisted shorts from Four Seasons. Because it is snowing outside right now, on March 25th, I have to put my &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/2014\/03\/spring-break\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Spring&#8221; Break<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3,1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campuslife","category-events","category-general","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1047"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1070,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions\/1070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}