Hannah - Journal 8

March 21, 2005

"a great experience"

The first spring break of my college experience has come and gone. It was definitely one of the most relaxing breaks I've had in a long time, and a quite welcome one, too.

Me and my cousin Tessa.

After much deliberation as to where I should spend my break, I suddenly found myself without any options except to stay here in my cousin, Kiara's, suite. At the last minute though, my friend, Jen, offered to give me a ride to Goshen, Ind., where my mom's side of the family lives. Her mother had even called my family and arranged everything for me! So I quickly packed Thursday night and we left Friday afternoon for Indiana.

I had a great time seeing my cousins and my aunts and uncles whom I don't often see because of the distance between us. I even got to see my grandparents since my aunt had to leave for a conference for part of the week, so they came our from Illinios and stayed with us. Besides being able to see my family, I was also able to get together with some friends who are going to Goshen College.

Me and two of my cousins, Olivia and Elise.

All in all, my first spring break was a great experience. Now that I'm back, though, it's difficult to get back into the swing of things. This past week has not been without its share of exciting experiences.

On Thursday, my roommate, Karra, and I drove to Lancaster, Pa., to see the Supertones in concert as a part of their farewell tour. The Supertones are Karra's favorite band, and I had a great time going with her. It was also only the second time I have ever been to a concert, so that definitely added to the event.

Then this past weekend, several friends and I drove to Washington, D.C. It was a great time! One of my friends, Sarah, has relatives that live in the city, so we stayed with them.

Sarah and Zelda on the national mall in D.C.

We got horribly lost trying to find their house, though, and didn't end up getting there until about 1:30 in the morning on Saturday, but I think all of us had fun just driving around D.C. at night and seeing the sights.

We spent Saturday walking around the national mall and looking at museums. We ended the day by eating in China Town, and took the metro back to Sarah's aunt and uncle's house. The ride back to EMU on Sunday was much less eventful, but we were all tired and eager to get back to school.

I am amazed at how quickly this semester has passed by. Because of all the things I have been doing, I've almost been too busy to notice that we only have five weeks! Where has my freshman year gone? Hopefully, three more years of college will go by just as fast and be just as memorable!