I'm going to washington dc for fall break!! AND it'll only cost $25 for 4 days and 3 nights. woohoo!!

I got into this program at my school called alternative fall break. this program takes students to dc or other parts of north carolina to do community service and learn about the poverty or healthcare issues at that place. for the dc trip, we're mainly dealing with homelessness and urban poverty.

signing up for this trip, i realized i have A LOT of mixed motives for wanting to go. obviously, i want to go for the low cost (i mean how many people can go to dc for 4 days and pay only $25?!) and i wanted to sightsee. at the same time, i'd like to see what a homeless shelter is like. i want to know what kind of living situation these people are in.

i know we'll be going to a few shelters and a food bank. we'll probably be helping out with the cooking, cleaning and serving of food. i heard that we may also be helping homeless people with their resumes and job-hunting. it REALLY sounds like a lot of fun. i pretty excited. all this will be new to me though, so i really hope that i will have the correct mindset when i reach dc.

i know we will have time to sightsee so i'm excited about that too!! there's so many things i want to see and visit but i think i might have to go another time to be able to visit all the places i want to see. i don't mind though. the experience from this trip is something i'm sure i cannot get in any tour package.

just pray for us as we go that:
1) God will keep all the members going on the trip safe
2) the group will be able to work well together
3) we will be prepared - physically and mentally
4) we'll all have a great time!