<p>My French friends ended up taking some interesting trips. For spring break, one guy I knew got together with some of the friends he had made here (who were also international students) and went down to Panama City in Florida.</p>
<p>Another went to Charleston for the weekend.</p>
<p>Since you’ll be here in the spring, you will have a week for spring break in which you might be able to take a bigger east coast trip to places like NY, DC, or Florida, all of which are 8+hours away. (There are some parts of Florida that are closer, but most of the popular beaches are further south.)</p>
<p>Some local “cities” to go to are Asheville, Charleston, Savannah, Myrtle Beach, and Atlanta. South Carolina is a coastal state, so you’re pretty close to some really good beaches.</p>