passover, time passing fast

campus life has been picking up at a rapid speed since the last time i wrote.

this weekend consisted of hanging out in the sun at the home ultimate frisbee tournament, watching an experimental performance art piece on the residential quad that involved ten or so girls dancing encased in a 20'x20' plexiglass box, trying to do some homework, watching "life is beautiful," avoiding the 150+ students playing "humans vs. zombies" (a goucher invention that is like a live-action zombie video game; recently featured in the washington post), working on the last issue of the newspaper for this year, driving to the magnificent grocery store that is wegman's, and enjoying my first ever passover seder at my friend and roommate maura's house in harrisburg, pa. the weather alternated from 80 degrees and sunny to violent thunderstorms and heavy rain.

the seder was a really great experience. five of us piled into the car and drove just about an hour and a half to pennsylvania's state capitol. harrisburg is a really charming little city with nice brick architecture set against the backdrop of the susquenhanna river. maura's home looked pretty much as i expected it would. our bedrooms are filled with many of the same relics from our childhoods- pictures cut out from dance magazines, lots of good books, art projects, maps of where we've been, french-themed stuff, etc. it's amazing how much you really learn about a person once you see their home. her hospitable and gracious parents planned a very contemporary, politically aware evening of food and prayer. in between the traditional prayers we read new additions, like a prayer for those with aids, those in sudan, those who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation, etc. it was a great cultural experience, and it was also just really refreshing to be in a real home with parents again!

my plans for the summer and beyong are finally taking form. i know that i will now be living and working full-time on campus over the summer but hope to take a couple days to go camping and go up to massachusetts in may. i hope to explore as much of baltimore as possible during the course of the summer. in the fall, i will be living in an apartment with three of my friends- we've finally figured out who will absolutely be there- and immersing myself in anthropology and sociology classes. i will also be taking on more responsibilities- i will be the editor of the newspaper, continue working in several offices on campus, and want to be more involved in community service...