WOTS: Winter Break

Posted by Lexus Yamashiro | Dec 14, 2016 | Word on the Street | 0 |

By Lexus Yamashiro | Staff Writer

Word on the Street: What are you looking forward to over the winter break?

Nicole Lee
Age: 19
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Major: Nursing

“Working… [laughs] I have no money. [I work] in a nursing home.”

Micah Lovingfoss
Age: 20
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Major: Undecided

“Well I surf, so over at the North Shore is like a lot of waves right now. So, I can’t wait till I don’t have to study more and I can go out and surf stress free.”

Nisa Saulekaleka
Age: 21
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Major: Liberal Arts

“Getting drunk… spending Christmas Eve with my family. And drinking ‘eggnog’.”

Anna Sar
Age: 28
Hometown: California
Major: Nursing

“Exploring the island ’cause I just moved here three months ago; I’m not familiar to any areas.”

Cyrus Ma
Age: 19
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Major: Associate in Science in Natural Science (ASNS)

“I’m looking forward to having time to spend with my family because the whole semester I’ve been really busy. For the most part I have had to leave school in the evenings, so I never really get to see my family too often. And I’m also looking forward to not having to go to class for a few weeks.”

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Lexus Yamashiro

Lexus is a third-year college student and Lunalilo Scholar. She is passionate about writing and majoring in English to become a novelist. She writes her own books during her free time, and also enjoys taking photographs and playing music. Lexus can be reached at lexusyam@hawaii.edu.

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