In the week or so before break, I was pretty busy juggling schoolwork with the amazing experience of working on Converse's production of the musical Fiddler on the Roof. For about a week, I worked backstage with my friends Gia and Anna as members of the crew. It was so incredibly fun! We all dressed in costumes (I wore supercool suspenders!). While backstage, we danced to all of the songs between moving props. It was also really great because I got to spend time with my friends Mari, Eowyn and Gwen, who all held main roles in the play. I also made new friends and worked with really awesome people from Converse and the Spartanburg community.

The first few days of Spring Break was spent in D.C. for the National Model Arab League Conference where my partner Amber and I represented Egypt in the Environmental Committee. It was pretty chaotic and crazy at times, but we met interesting people from all over the country and even a school from Cairo, Egypt. A minor transportation setback delayed our return to Converse, but Spring Break started the next morning when I drove home to Myrtle Beach. I was only able to go to the beach once that week because of the continuous rain, but it was still an exciting week because my sister and I celebrated our birthdays!

My birthday week was excellent. My friend Victoria created a pirate-themed scavenger hunt with poems leading me to the grand treasure of chocolate, pirate accessories (i.e. eye patch and a plastic sword) and fake red hair extensions. A group of my friends hung out together later that night with Gia's visiting brother. The next day I attended a Passover dinner with my friends Hahna and Kelsey at the Rabbi's house. The Rabbi and his humorous and kind guest made it a very educational, beautiful and entertaining experience.

Last weekend, I drove back home to spend time with one of my best friends before she departs on her mission to Indonesia. Allison will be leaving in two weeks to begin serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for a year and a half, so I won't be seeing her again until next October. Allison, Catherine and I ate at Carrabba's for dinner on Saturday night, a tradition we've managed to incorporate into almost every reunion. I then visited her church on Easter Sunday to listen to her farewell speech to the congregation. It was so lovely and touching. I love my friends.

By the way, I can't believe that I will be graduating in a month.