With the Chicago area’s first snow Nov. 26 after Thanksgiving break, transportation to school and even back to Chicago has proven to be more difficult for students.

Lanh Matelski, junior commuting from Bronzeville:

“It makes it very hard because I get very cold and I have anemia. It also makes the buses late, so sometimes I have to take the train, but the train gets delayed because of ice or whatever, and so I either end up super early to school or super late.”

Danny Han, sophomore commuting from Dyer, Indiana:

“It’s just kind of annoying because you have to leave earlier because of the snow. It takes longer to get to the train station.”

Dania Baig, senior:

“After three hours of heavy, constant snow in Kansas our flight was cancelled. We tried booking a flight the next day, but everything was already sold out, so myself and six other family members woke up at 3 a.m., rented a car, and drove twelve hours all the way back to Chicago.”