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A spring break packed with warm beaches and partying until all hours has increasingly become a reward for tens of thousands of college students every year. But those breaks toronto hotels can be far from carefree, as one young American found out.
Joseph toronto hotels "Zeke" Rucker had gone to Cancun in 2010 for a relaxed toronto hotels holiday before starting law school, but less than a day after his arrival, a brutal, as-yet unsolved toronto hotels apparent attack left him with permanent injuries.
Rucker and his family told the TODAY Show that the attack toronto hotels came outside his hotel when he was resting on a lounge by the pool after a night spent clubbing. He had gone to Mexico without any particular spring break safety concerns: No, not at all. I mean, everyone does this, right? How could it possibly hurt someone?
It s true that tens of thousands of students party in Cancun annually without harm. But Rucker wasn t so lucky: He was found by that hotel pool unconscious toronto hotels with multiple skull fractures. He remembers nothing of what happened, but his parents say they ll never forget the phone call from a doctor who told them that their son was on a ventilator and near death.
The organization Fight Back! On Spring Break says that while students should have fun, they must remain cautious on spring break, especially when drinking alcohol (There toronto hotels is no evidence this played toronto hotels a part in Rucker s situation.) According to a University of Wisconsin study, 75 percent of college males and 43 percent of females toronto hotels reported being intoxicated on a daily basis during spring break, the organization says.
Personal toronto hotels safety comes down to smart decisions, Weed told TODAY.com. We don t want to be victim blaming, but at the same time we do live in a world where we must acknowledge people with bad intentions. We don t need to be paranoid, but we always need to have a safety toronto hotels plan, whether on campus or in Mexico.
If you do decide to drink, know the liquor laws of wherever you ll be vacationing. Drinking and driving is always dangerous, so avoid this by having a safe mode of transportation toronto hotels home planned before you go out.
Try to go the ATM in groups, but avoid being complacent about safety toronto hotels because you re traveling in numbers. Also try to go during daylight hours. When you approach the ATM, do a full 360 degree scan, looking completely around you to see if anyone is hanging out where they shouldn t be. When punching in your pin number, use your other hand to cover the keypad. Always be on the lookout for anyone suspicious. If someone is creeping you out, go to another ATM.
Mexican police told TODAY that Rucker s case is unusual, and indeed, Cancun s tourist beaches are exempt from a U.S. State Department s warning about travel to Mexico . But that doesn t mean Mexican tourist hot spots are immune from the troubles roiling that country. Last week, 22 cruise ship passengers were robbed at gunpoint while ashore in the tourist haven of Puerto Vallarta.
toronto hotels Author and safety expert Kathleen Baty demonstrates apps that will track your location and measure your blood alcohol level, and shows different products toronto hotels to ensure a spring break that's safe as well as fun.
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