Europe trips popular with grads
By Sally Malhiason
Emerald Contributor
After four years of exams,
bookstore lines, caffeine-in
duced ail nighters and regis
tration at Mac Court, many se
niors choose to catch the first
flight overseas they can get
Finally free, after spending
more than three-fourths of
their live in school, these
exstudents are in search of
travel, play and a non-academ
ic education.
Instead of rushing out in
search of the world's greatest
job, these students forgo re
sumes and cover letters for
plane tickets to another coun
try and an opportunity to fur
ther their education in a set
ting outside of the classroom.
"After having studied for so
long, traveling is a proving
ground for all of those theo
ries that we learn in college,"
said Matt Mixer, a graduate
majoring in psychology and
business. Instead of being re
sponsible to professors, par
ents and piaces of employ
ment, ex-students find them
selves learning about differ
ent cultures, people and expe
riences.
"Traveling at this point in
my life is entirely for myself.
It is an experience that can
only benefit me later down
the road," added Mixer, who
will be traveling to Thailand in
the fall.
Most students who choose
to travel after graduation real
ize that they will probably nev
er have such an opportunity
to do so again.
“After I go out and get a
job, when will I have eight
months to go on a vacation?"
said journalism major Kim
Gnau, who will be leaving for
London In June "Hopefully
I'll be more attractive to em
ployers after they see that I
have traveled I will have
learned so much more about
other cultures," added Gnau
Some travelers choose to
work while they are visiting
another country "Working is
part of the experience,"said
Mixer. "It adds a different di
mension because dealing
with the natives of a country
lets you see the culture in a
firsthand way "
Gnau, who hopes to get a
work permit while living in
London, wants to get a job
working for a British maga
zine "I'd like to get a journal
istic job. but I'll settle for any
thing just as long as I'm em
ployed," she said.
Depending on one’s budget
and taste for adventure, hitch
hiking, bicycling and walking
are ways to see a country
firsthand Youth hostels are
an inexpensive, as well as in
teresting, place to stay while
traveling. Some students
choose to hook up with
friends, relatives or former
University of Oregon ex
change students who can per
sonally show them the sights
of a country, many of which a
traditional tour would miss
Let's Go Europe, available at
most bookstores, is a valuable
guide for finding cheap but in
teresting restaurants, lodging
and places of interest
For those who choose to go
on a guided tour, which offers
more deluxe accommoda
tions. arrangements need to
be made before leaving the
United States A spokesper
son for the Eugene Travel
Agency said that seniors are
already starting to come in
and inquire about the differ
ent tours
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