Hi everyone! I just wanted to check in and talk about my (surprisingly exciting) last two weeks, including Family Weekend, my trip to see a Bruins game, and Samantha Power!
FAMILY WEEKEND
The weekend before Halloween was Family Weekend here at Holy Cross. Friday night was Casino Night, sponsored by Purple Key Society, a fun Halloween event for families and students. There was games, fun prizes, and live music–featuring a student band, SCONE–overall a great start to the weekend!
Click to see a short video of SCONE performing at Casino Night!
On Saturday, my parents, two sisters, and my aunt came up to visit from my hometown in Cohasset. We went to my orchestra concert, in which I survived playing bass clarinet for the first time, and then caught the end of the football game to see Holy Cross beat Georgetown 24-10. Then we all went out to dinner at Sole Proprietor, a really nice “parents-taking-you-to-dinner” restaurant in Worcester. Overall it was really fun and both my family and I enjoyed it.
BOSTON TRIP!
Last weekend I went into Boston for the first time from campus with my roommate Elena and our friend Emma. Elena is a HUGE Caps fan, so we went to see the Caps play the Bruins as a late birthday present. We rode the (free!) Holy Cross shuttle to Boston, which is offered every weekend, and took the commuter rail to Union Station on the way back. None of us had been to Boston from Worcester before, and we were all surprised at how easy it was! We had a great time exploring the city and at the game, even though some people gave Emma questionable looks for wearing a Flyers jersey.
SAMANTHA POWER
Last Thursday was the annual Hanify-Howland Lecture, when the College, in conjunction with the Hanify and Howland families, bring a speaker devoted to public service to campus. This year, the speaker was Samantha Power, the ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama administration, She is a strong advocate for human rights and was often the only person representing those interests in the Situation Room with Obama. Although the event was mandatory for my Montserrat, I would have gone anyway because her talk was so interesting and engaging!
Thanks for checking in! Stay tuned for more updates over Thanksgiving about my first pep band game, meeting John Mackey for concert band, and whatever other surprises I may find on the Hill!
