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The sentence:

> マイクは冬休みでわくわくしています。

Is it "Mike is thrilled _for_ winter vacation"?

If I change it to マイクは冬休み **に** わくわくしています, does it become "Mike is thrilled in
winter vacation"?

I learned that "で" can mean **in** , e.g. "I make food **in** the restaurant",
レストラン **で** 料理をしています; **at** , "I'm **at** school", 私は学校 **で** います; or **by**
, "I will go to school **by** car", 車 **で** 学校に行く
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particles particle-で
What is the Meaning of "で" in this sentence? マイクは冬休みでわくわくしています。
Using [で](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/en/%E3%81%A7/#je-50708) or
[に](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/en/%E3%81%AB/#je-56984) in the sentence
won't change the meaning. Both would be understood as _Mike is excited
**because of** winter vacation_.

Both で and に can mean a reason or cause. The following is from the entry に.
All the に used here can be replaced by で without changing the meaning (much).

> 6〔理由，原因〕for；with  
>
>
> 恥ずかしさに赤面した  
>  She blushed for shame.  
>
>
> うれしさに躍り上がった  
>  He danced for [with] joy.
>
> 寒さに震えた  
>  They shivered with cold.
>
> 彼らは飢えに苦しんでいた  
>  They were suffering from hunger.
>
> 警報に驚いた  
>  We were startled by the alarm.

On the other hand, 彼はがんで死んだ ( _He died of cancer_., で is used for a cause)
can't be ×彼はがんに死んだ. So it ultimately depends on the verb whether で/に is used.

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BTW 私は学校でいます is not acceptable. It should be 私は学校にいます.
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