Working summer for many students

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Taylor Hamner, a sophomore at Eastern New Mexico University, plans on making some extra money this summer.

“I’m gonna try to find a better job,” Hamner said. “Not necessarily to replace the one I have now, but I work part-time now, so I might try to find something full-time.”

With summer approaching fast and the weather already in the 80s, many students in the Portales area are starting to figure out their plans for the upcoming summer.

Hamner would love to spend the summer traveling like many people would, but there’s one thing holding him back.

“Last summer I went to South Carolina to visit my brother and that was pretty cool, but it was expensive,” Hamner said laughing. “Traveling is expensive. If I do travel it’s going to be to like Colorado or something.”

Jordan Runyan, an English major, stepped out of her realm last year working at a summer camp near Albuquerque and is going back this year.

“I found out about the opportunity last summer and I applied and I got the job,” Runyan said. “So I applied again this year. I have no idea why I applied, because I’m not an outdoor person and so it was weird for me to work at a summer camp but it ended up being a lot of fun.”

Despite working at a summer camp, Runyan wasn’t a counselor and didn’t work with kids.

“I don’t interact with the kids much,” Runyan said. “I mostly do housekeeping, so we stock cabins and fix toilets and things. It’s more fun than it sounds.”

Paul Conrow, a senior at Portales High School, is planning on spending the summer taking on a new challenge and meeting new people.

“I’m headed to South Point College,” Conrow said with excitement. “So I want to try to meet new people and start my college career.”

Brian Benvenuto, a junior at ENMU, is going to spend his summer in a new place.

“I’m moving to New Jersey for the summer to do an internship with a news network,” Benvenuto said. “I’m kind of scared cause I’ve never lived in a city so big, but I’m also excited because I’m a half hour away from New York and I want to live there someday.”

Benvenuto, from outside Dallas, has never been so far away from home, which has his family scared.

“My mom is scared to death. I know she’s going to call me everyday asking if I’m OK,” Benvenuto said. “My dad keeps telling not to take the subway in New York, but everyone I talk to says it’s not dangerous, just annoying so I definitely want to try it sometime.”

While most people plan on working for the summer, Tommy Lopez, 8, has different plans.

“I will probably go to Dallas to see my grandparents or go to baseball games,” Lopez said. “It’s going to be a fun summer.”

Taylor Hamner, a sophomore at Eastern New Mexico University, plans on making some extra money this summer.

“I’m gonna try to find a better job,” Hamner said. “Not necessarily to replace the one I have now, but I work part-time now, so I might try to find something full-time.”

With summer approaching fast and the weather already in the 80s, many students in the Portales area are starting to figure out their plans for the upcoming summer.

Hamner would love to spend the summer traveling like many people would, but there’s one thing holding him back.

“Last summer I went to South Carolina to visit my brother and that was pretty cool, but it was expensive,” Hamner said laughing. “Traveling is expensive. If I do travel it’s going to be to like Colorado or something.”

Jordan Runyan, an English major, stepped out of her realm last year working at a summer camp near Albuquerque and is going back this year.

“I found out about the opportunity last summer and I applied and I got the job,” Runyan said. “So I applied again this year. I have no idea why I applied, because I’m not an outdoor person and so it was weird for me to work at a summer camp but it ended up being a lot of fun.”

Despite working at a summer camp, Runyan wasn’t a counselor and didn’t work with kids.

“I don’t interact with the kids much,” Runyan said. “I mostly do housekeeping, so we stock cabins and fix toilets and things. It’s more fun than it sounds.”

Paul Conrow, a senior at Portales High School, is planning on spending the summer taking on a new challenge and meeting new people.

“I’m headed to South Point College,” Conrow said with excitement. “So I want to try to meet new people and start my college career.”

Brian Benvenuto, a junior at ENMU, is going to spend his summer in a new place.

“I’m moving to New Jersey for the summer to do an internship with a news network,” Benvenuto said. “I’m kind of scared cause I’ve never lived in a city so big, but I’m also excited because I’m a half hour away from New York and I want to live there someday.”

Benvenuto, from outside Dallas, has never been so far away from home, which has his family scared.

“My mom is scared to death. I know she’s going to call me everyday asking if I’m OK,” Benvenuto said. “My dad keeps telling not to take the subway in New York, but everyone I talk to says it’s not dangerous, just annoying so I definitely want to try it sometime.”

While most people plan on working for the summer, Tommy Lopez, 8, has different plans.

“I will probably go to Dallas to see my grandparents or go to baseball games,” Lopez said. “It’s going to be a fun summer.”