<p>Apparantly, on major holidays (the long ones like thanksgiving and even fall break which is only like a few days) my dorm closes. I understand it being closed on occasions like winter break, but....well the question is, where do you stay? My family is in korea and both cost and time wise, it seems stupid to go back every single time. Maybe i can stay at my roommate's place but i dont know..(well i havent met him yet).</p>
<p>so what do you other international students do?? and is it also true that when your dorm closes, that you have to take out all your belongings with you as well>???</p>
<p>LOL! excellent question! and where do you stay BEFORE they let you move into your dorms??! i have like a 15 day gap between orientation and the official move-in!!</p>
<p>oh- and i’ll probably be staying with my roommate’s family or a friend’s family during the shorter hols! i think it’ll be nice to live with an american family and see how different it is compared to where we come from! did that in singapore! FUN! lol!</p>
<p>I’m only a future student myself, so I don’t know anything from experience. But from what I heard from my friends, they are always invited by a friend to go home with them. Sometimes even professors invite you over. Last year, a girl from my future university spent the Thanksgiving break with a professor’s family, at his invitation. Or they go on trips with friends. there’s this guy who tries to persuade me to go with him and some other international friends on their ‘annual Thanksgiving car trip throughout US cities’! Anyway, for me, breaks will be a great opportunity to see different sides of US besides my school’s surroundings.</p>
<p>I don’t know, I think you should check with your college to see if there are any special rates you can pay to stay in your dorm. My college has that. Also, no, you don’t have to take your stuff out.</p>
<p>^ Cool! Richmond’s a great school. If I were you I’d plan a trip every Thanksgiving break. Who knows when the next time will be when you have the time and opportunity to go around the US. Visit NYC, Arizona, northern California, Yellowstone. Go on a road trip!</p>
<p>There’s plenty of time to visit. We have a one-week fall break and one-week spring break besides Thanksgiving and Christmas. If someone invites me for Thanksgiving, I plan to accept. I’ve always wanted to know how typical American families celebrate Thanksgiving.</p>
<p>If you have any family friends in the States they’ll probably be glad to have you. My brother always celebrates major holidays with my parents’ friends.</p>
<p>On my first break here (Thanksgiving), some spare apartments on campus were opened up to students willing to pay. A lot of students took that option, especially because they worked off campus.</p>
<p>I got tonnes of offers to stay with friends & my professors also invited me to spend breaks with them.</p>
<p>Most schools will let you stay on request, just tell them that you live thousands of miles away. </p>
<p>Enjoy U of R, it’s a great school, the west end of Richmond is gorgeous, lots of good southern traditions and huge greek life. Road trip haha, Richmond is in VA, Yellowstone is a 35 hour drive, and Northern CA is a 45 hour drive!</p>
did that in singapore! FUN! lol!</p>