Gusties Galore

Good evening everyone! I hope that for those of you on Spring Break, that you are having a good time. I will say that it's a bit odd to say that I had my last Spring Break ever last spring and that this year I get no Spring Break, but that is the part of the price I paid in order to be here (besides groceries and Metro transportation of course). Anyway, since Gustavus is on Spring Break this week, I got to see quite a few Gusties.
On Monday March 30th, I got to meet Britta at the Au Bon Pain close to my internship. Au Bon Pain is a cafe that does pastries, bagels, soups, sandwiches, coffee, tea, and other related items. We got to catch up on what was going on over the course of the semester. We also gave each other a few pointers on places to go while in DC. Before we parted ways, I brought her to AAPD and gave her a tour of the office. While we may not have spent hours on end together, I'm glad that we got some time to be together.
Fast-forward to Wednesday April 1st and after work I went to a concert performed by the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra (GSO) since they went on tour in the area for Spring Break. I knew that they were going to be in the area since my work study boss, Al Behrends, told me when and where they were playing as well as asked me advice on places to go and things to do while in Washington DC. However, what my friends in GSO didn't know was that I was going to be at their concert, so I caught some of them by surprise when I just walked up to them while they were chatting outside the church before they needed to be on stage ready to perform. That was a fun surprise to pull! Both before and after the performance, I got to catch up on what was going on in people's lives as well as give them a bit of advice for what to do during their free day in DC on Thursday. They did a fantastic job at the concert! It's always great to hear when hard work and musicianship pays off. I hope that they had a fun free day yesterday.
While there is more that I could write about, I think I will save some things as stories to tell when I'm back in MN. It's weird to think that in a month I will return to MN, but there is much to do before that happens. Next week will have its own story to it. Have a Happy Easter everyone!