Teens alter summer plans amid soaring prices

Anthony Squires knows exactly what he wants to do.

Squires, 18, attends San Diego City College. He wants to transfer to the University of San Diego. He wants to study medicine. More immediately, though, he wants to volunteer at a hospital so he can start preparing for a future in medicine.

But he can’t do that.


Squires’ summer plans have changed due to the rapidly-rising cost of gasoline. He can’t afford to make the trek to volunteer at the hospital. Instead, he stays close to home, working a part-time job because it’s what he has to do now.