Nine activities for International Students during Thanksgiving

We have almost a month before the much anticipated five-day Thanksgiving break! While for most people it means going back home and gobbling down plates after plates of delicious goodies, Thanksgiving can be a big headache for a lot of international students: five days is too short to go back home, especially when home is 18 hours away. However, it doesn’t have to mean five days of loneliness in your dorm room: check out nine things you can do for Thanksgiving if you’re not going back home!

 

 

1. Travel

 

Treat yourself to a mini-vacation! Chances are if you’re an international student, you’ll have friends studying in other states. Go visit them; they won’t be going home either. [Writer’s Note: As for me, I’m going to the Concrete Jungle (New York City) for Thanksgiving. It’s not too late to book your tickets and hotels!]

 

 

2. Black Friday Shopping

 

Stores open at 4 a.m, so get ready to wake up at the crack of dawn and get 50% off merchandise screaming “Buy me! Buy me!”

 

3. Hang out with other international kids

Number 4 kind of ties in with number 3. Go get a turkey and some mashed potatoes and have yourself a little Thanksgiving!

5. Catch up on your favorite shows

Sure, Thanksgiving is supposed to be a break. But imagine having Gelman all to yourself! You’ll definitely get a lot done…

 

7. Not study … and sleep all day

 

…or you can just using the five days to catch up on sleep and do nothing. Because that sounds pretty perfect to me.

 

8. Work out

 

Everyone will definitely look a bit rounder after break. But not you. Use Thanksgiving to catch up on going to the gym and getting that healthy body!

 

9. Explore D.C.