Being a Catholic school, Georgetown students get the Thursday and Friday plus the Monday surrounding Easter weekend off school. Many students go home--even a week and a half after spring break. But several stay around.
Knowing that many students would be in DC for the break I decided to start my own tradition--easter break alternative break!
Spring break urban service trip was great, definitely great! But it was very serious--so this was my chance to create something more fun and bonding based. Now ending the week, the turn out was pretty good. Let me recap the events:
Thursday: This event I hyped up probably more than any other---an 20-30 mile bike ride around the rim of DC and down through Rock Creek park in the middle. I got 3 girls coming with me--2 freshmen, 1 sophmore. One girl was very inexperienced--and she did GREAT! 5 hours of group biking--and the only major fall was mine (skinny tires on pavement).
Friday: dinner party at my house. I picked up 6 students from Georgetown for a night of dinner, discussion, desserts and dying eggs! We sang along with the piano, grappled with family vs. Christian community and ate tons of ice cream and cookies! Lots of fun!
Saturday: Service project in Anacostia. Myself, a friend from out of town and two students teamed up with the catholic volunteer group (www.asimplehouse.org) to deliver easter baskets to families living in housing projects in Southeast DC. We got partnered with people of all ages--catholics from a teenager to people in their 40s.
Sunday: Baptism service. One of the Georgetown IV worship leaders became a Christian about a month ago. He got baptized at his church service this afternoon. It was great to see the community he's been experiencing there and along with another student, support his decision to be baptized.
alternative easter break was great! hopefully more students will stick around for next year's installment!
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