High Life / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Students Give Their Minds a Vacation

Hot Topics wonders, “If you could create the ideal summer vacation, where money and time were irrelevant, what would it be?”

“My ideal vacation would be a cruise to Hawaii.”

Jennifer Shepard, 17, senior, El Dorado

“Sleep. I’d buy one of those big, expensive, comfortable mattresses and sleep.”

Scott Cheek, 16, senior, Los Alamitos

“I’d go to Europe and just see what’s there.”

Anne Dabney, 16, senior, Sunny Hills

“Perfect Hawaii.”

Lenny Malo, 17, senior, Villa Park

“I’d go mountain-biking around the world.”

Robin Levine, 15, junior, University

“I’d go on a tour of castles in England and Germany.”

Bradley Love, 17, senior, Sunny Hills

“I would be spending weeks in Hawaii surfing, snorkeling, traveling to all the islands and staying in the most posh hotels.”

Alyse Spiegel, 15, junior, Fullerton

“I’d probably have a lot of parties and go somewhere like New York or San Diego or Florida and Disney World--all the fun stuff.”

David Alayev, 16, junior, Brea-Olinda

“First I’d go to Europe and spend about a month going to France and Switzerland for skiing. Then I’d go to Australia for another month and kinda chill.”

Jenny Degon, 15, junior, Troy

“I’d have a full-paid vacation to Hawaii.”

Jeff Truman, 16, junior, Fullerton

“I’d take a cruise around the world.”

Faith Jass, 17, senior, El Dorado

“I’d probably fly to some exotic tropical island in the Caribbean spend the rest of my life in a straw hut.”

Jeremy Block, 16, junior, Fullerton

“I’d just travel around the world.”

Julie Chou, 17, senior, Sunny Hills

“I’d probably travel through Mexico and visit all the beaches, discover all the ethnic stuff, party, and speak Spanish because I love the Spanish culture.”

Christy Molino, 17, senior, Sonora

“Definitely Paris. I’d want to see the Eiffel Tower and study at the Sorbonne. I’d really like to do that.”

Marisa Avnaim, 16, senior, Troy

“Sleep. I’d buy one of those big, expensive, comfortable mattresses and sleep.”

Scott Cheek, 16, senior, Los Alamitos Next Week’s Hot Topic:

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Responses gathered by Shara Cohen.