FAU or USF (Tampa)

[kiteUSF]

I am a student at USF St. Pete right now. I run the kite club here at school. It only takes about 5 min to get to a nice spot and about 15 to the gulf beaches. I don't think they offer your major in St. Pete but you should look into it. USF Tampa is about a 45 minute drive to the gulf beaches but they have a launch called Cyprus about 30 minutes away on the bay. One thing to consider is that you will be able to kite on ANY wind direction here. Thats within 45 minutes of where you will be in school. Hope this helps.