Spring Break 2009

I went into this year's spring break uncertain about my plans. Originally, the only travel option I was considering was my two hour drive back home to Kenesaw, NE. I felt like it would be a good time to see the family, relax, visit my friends at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and maybe make a little money working for my summertime boss. But a few days before break started, one of my high school friends called me up to talk and presented me with an alternative spring break plan. He and two of his college friends were planning a week-long camping trip at Buffalo River National Park in the Ozarks of Arkansas. I've never been down South, and a week camping in the Ozarks is right up my alley. In the end, I had a family event come up and decided to go back to Kenesaw as originally planned.

I spent the first few days of break at home. I think I took three naps the first two days (sometimes this college thing gets me pretty busy and anxious, and I don't get the sleep I should.) Then Monday night, I drove two hours south to my friend Barry's house. My friends Dayton, Dan and Nate were also there, and we hung out for a couple of days. On Tuesday night, everyone except me left for Seward, the stopping point on their journey to the Women's NAIA National Basketball Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. I decided not to go yet, and just went back home. I stuck around home for a few more days, worked on tearing down a shed with my dad, got my haircut, did my track work-outs, and then drove 1/2 hour west to Kearney, NE, to visit my friends at UNK. I went to Campus Crusade for Christ at UNK, spent some time with my friends, and left for home the next morning.

After a few more days at home, I left for my friend Dayton's house near Madison, in northeast Nebraska. I spent Friday night there with Dayton and several other friends, then drove 1 1/2 hours into Sioux City, Iowa the next morning to watch the Concordia women, who were now in the quarterfinals of the National Championship. The women ended up losing a hard fought game to Hastings College. Saturday night, after the game, I drove a carload of people back to Seward, where I stayed until my dorm opened on Sunday morning. Overall, it was a good break, although by the end, I was very tired of being behind the wheel.

Daniel Uden 3/17/2009