I’ve been busy answering questions over on Yahoo Answers. I think it’s a great way to connect with other people, share information about the things that I’m knowledgeable about and explore my thoughts on different topics. And apparently I’m not half-bad at giving advice because three of my recent Yahoo Answers were chosen as the “best answer” in their respective topics.

Take a look:

• I provided a detailed answer to a question about where to travel in the West or Southwest for Spring Break. Mostly I suggested cities in Arizona because the asker was really interested in doing photography on the trip and Arizona is such a beautiful state. However, I did note that there are several other great spring break destinations in that area.
• I gave a resounding yes answer to the question on whether yoga as anger management is a good idea. I believe that yoga is a great tool for stress reduction and for getting to know yourself which are two definite keys for reducing the feelings of anger in your life.
• I offered what I hope was helpful advice to someone seeking to find a way to get over a breakup without turning to friends. Basically what I said is that there are several things that you can do to get over a break up including finding things you enjoy to occupy your time. However, I pointed out that friends can really be a great support system in times like this and that the key is to choose the right friends for that support.

So I write about a lot of different things but I try to make sure that I know what I’m talking about before giving advice on any of them. I do my research, think it through and try to provide a complete answer to the question before me.

Tags: advice, break up, kathryn vercillo, questions, Relationships, spring break, writing, Yahoo Answers, yoga

I was never one of those college kids who did big Spring Break trips with friends. I did college somewhat untraditionally, completing a four year degree in two years through a combination of online classes, community college classes, testing out of classes and doing internships for college credit. That didn’t give me a lot of opportunity to make college-y friends or to do college-y things like Spring Break trips.

Sometimes I wish I’d had that experience at least once but mostly I’m okay with the fact that I didn’t. I’ve done a lot of traveling – with and without friends – over the years and I feel like those have been good experiences. Still, sometimes I think about Spring Break travel and get curious about what other people are doing for it each year.

I’m especially curious about that this year. Changes in the economy have even college kids concerned about frugal travel. And changes in the socio-political landscape have people wary of some traditional Spring Break destinations. So I wonder what people are doing to be smart about their Spring Break travel while still having a good time with their friends.

I would imagine that smart college kids are doing the things that any of us would do before traveling – learning about the safety of the location, doing some comparison shopping to choose a good hotel package and making sure to choose a destination where there are free and cheap things to do. I guess the only difference is that they’re probably specifically focused on beach destinations and party spots. What do you think?

Tags: frugal travel, hubpages, smart travel, spring break, spring break 2009, spring travel, travel deals