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Springbreakers head to out-of-country destinations despite safety concerns
The Battalion
Leaving on a
By Lyndsey Sage
THE BATTALION
Some students are packing their suitcases
full of laundry to wash as they head home for
spring break. Others are packing their swimsuits
as they travel to the beach or their ski suits as
they take to the slopes. Then there are those stu
dents, such as Cindy Smith, a junior biomedical
engineering major, who are packing their suit
cases with tourist gear for a week abroad.
Smith will visit a friend in London whose
family recently moved there.
“We found really cheap plane tickets, which
made us decide to go for sure,” she said.
Even though spring break is a popular time
for students to travel, this year travelling
abroad takes on a new perspective with a war
seemingly on the horizon.
According to Connie Lara, a travel agent at
Aggieland Travel, the threat of war has not
deterred some tourists from taking the opportu
nity to travel overseas, especially to Europe.
“(Those traveling) are a little wary,” she
said. “But it is not for us to tell them whether it
is safe or not, it is up to their own discretion.”
Smith said that'she is not overly concerned
about safety because England’s relationship
with the United States is pretty solid.
“I studied abroad in Italy for six weeks last
semester and the world tension was also an
issue then, but I didn’t have a single problem
the whole time I was there,” she said. “The fact
that we are going to be staying with her parents
and not on our own is also a good thing as far
as safety is concerned.”
Ryan Couch, a junior business major who is
going to Wittmund, Germany on a mission trip
during the break, said that because of the pos
sibility of war he has taken certain precautions
before going.
“It’s always wise to be cautious wherever
you go internationally because you have no
idea how our norms fit or don’t fit with their
culture,” he said. “The idea is to be patient,
teachable and friendly.”
Couch and his team of 24 other Texas A&M
students will be working with high school stu
dents in northern Germany. He said that as part
of their preparations, they have been in contact
with students already stationed in Germany.
“They say that anti-Americanism is the same
as it was six months ago, and that safety isn’t
an issue as long as you don’t wave your flag in
a German’s face and yell at them,” Couch said.
“In fact, one person remarked that because of
Germany’s neutral stance on the United States-
Britain warfront, Germany is probably safer
than the United States at this point.”
However, as the tensions heighten with war
sentiment, Lara said travelers should be alert of
everything going on around them and be suspi
cious of everyone. She also recommends allow
ing for plenty of time at the airport, arriving
two or three hours ahead of their scheduled
departure time and following all instructions at
airport security, such as taking off shoes or
allowing easy access for bags to be searched.
Seeing the sights, such as the Tower of
London, is something freshman finance major
Lisa May looks forward to over the break when
she will travel to London with a class from the
Business School.
“I’ve never been to London and I thought it
would be neat to go with friends,” she said.
“We’re doing all the tours and going to all the
main sightseeing places.”
Although May anticipates a week in another
country, the thought that war may break out while
she is abroad has crossed her mind on occasion.
“I’m not nervous anything will happen; I’m
just concern about getting back into the United
States if war does break out,” she said.
May said her group has been warned not to
“look American.”
“They told us not to go in big groups, so we
don’t look like we’re tourists and draw atten
tion to ourselves,” she said. “If we’re asked if
we’re American, we’re suppose(d) to say that
we are from Canada, and we can’t wear any
kind of Texas A&M. clothing to show that we
are from here.”
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