Spring Break 2011

Katie D.

March 18, 2011 - 12:30 AM

In four and a half hours, I will be leaving for my fifth trip with No More Deaths http://nomoredeaths.org/ on the US/Mexico Border! I'll be working for the week with five UO students, some undergraduates and one fellow member of the CRES program. We'll be camping, hiking, giving aid to migrants on the trails, and working with some of the most interesting and committed people I have ever encountered. This will be my fifth week with No More Deaths; my third spring break; and my third birthday on the border.

So for the next week, you know where to find me. I'm planning on the perfect combination of weather, work, and something completely different. For the next week I will not have computer access. No internet, no essays, no homework. Also no showers or real toilets. No mossy trees, no constant rain. No bed and fireplace and walk to school. None of the constants in my life, the good and the bad and the routine.

Life is kept interesting by little bits of change. Although I've had enough experiences with No More Deaths that I know what to expect, it is such a dramatically different slice of life than the one I live in Eugene. Everyone needs a spring break. My friends are camping, hiking, climbing, visiting family, etc. In one way or another, I sort of feel like I'm doing all those things.

We have a photographer and a film student coming with us this trip. So things should be well-documented on my return. Keep the internet warm for me! Signing off now to get some sleep.