Plans for Winter Break

Today is the last day of fall semester for our students, and we are excited for a three-week winter break! Some of our students share their plans for the break.

My plans for winter break include (unfortunately) having my wisdom tooth removed, reconnecting with family and friends, working on my thesis and enjoying my family’s holiday traditions.  I’m looking forward to getting dressed up and seeing the Boston Pops and watching the Patriots play in some snowy weather.

-Christine Drogan

I’m excited to wake up to coffee, freshly brewed by one of my parents every morning for three weeks, as I plan to sleep in during the break. When I’m not catching Z’s, I’ll be covering lots of ground on my thesis, meeting with vendors for my upcoming wedding, enjoying my grandmas’ holiday baking, and helping my sister celebrate her 21st birthday!

-Lauren Winter

I am very much looking forward to winter break. Top of my list is to take a nice long nap, but after that you will definitely catch me hitting the slopes, enjoying the holidays, and pumping out the literature review for my thesis.

-Ashley Lahr

I’ll be taking a much needed trip to warmer weather in Phoenix, Arizona and will be interviewing while I’m there! Of course, celebrating the holidays with family is a must. To top it off, I’ll be knocking a big chunk of data collection out of the way for my thesis.

-Andrew Fazenbaker

I’m looking forward to celebrating Christmas and New Year’s, as well as my favorite holiday- my birthday! Like my classmates, I’m planning to get some work done for my thesis, but I’m also planning to enjoy some downtime with my family and friends. I’ve got big plans to bake for the holidays and curl up on the couch with a book and my dog.

-Alyson Evans

I have plans to work on my thesis, sleep a lot, catch up on TV shows, and spend time with family and friends. I’ll be home in Chicago for the first two weeks and visiting friends in Alabama for New Year’s and some warmer weather!

-Claire McDonald

Like my classmates, being home for the holidays means scheduling appointments with a few healthcare professionals. I also plan to complete some case prep and an assignment, participate in Christmas traditions with family and friends, and head to Antigua for some much needed sunshine!

-Rose Venier

Over break I plan to SLEEP! My favorite school-break tradition is re-reading the whole Harry Potter series, so I’ll get to pretend I’m at Hogwarts. Christmas will be spent with my parents and New Years will be spent with my friends in Chicago.

-Chelsey Walsh

Over break I plan to catch up on sleep, spend time with my family here in Pittsburgh, and just relaxing. I’ll be watching Christmas movies, mostly those on the Hallmark channel, along with the classics such as ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’. My little sister will be coming home from college so we will be going to the movies, Kennywood’s Light Up Night, and causing mischief like normal.

-Haley Kulas