By Forrest Preece
Here are some stories by Austinites about Spring Break trips.
Some of my favorite spring breaks were spent with my three favorite people—my kids, Luke, Logan, and Reid—at Disney World. I’ll never forget taking them when they were little, back when they truly believed the characters were real. Seeing the magic through their eyes was unforgettable. Our last Disney Spring Break was a Disney Cruise—endless food at all hours for them, and cozy cabin time together for me. Now that my older two are off in college, spending spring break with friends, I appreciate those memories even more.
--Kristin Marcum, CEO, ECPR Texas
Spring break my freshman year at Vanderbilt coincided with Mardi Gras. A friend of my best friend invited a bunch of us to come down to stay at his family's home in the New Orleans suburbs, and it was my first real introduction to the city that I'll always call home. His mom threw us a crawfish boil on the back patio, we drove around the city on Lundi Gras just kind of hanging out, and on Mardi Gras day, we set up a picnic blanket and chairs in the neutral ground on St. Charles Avenue and spent the day watching Rex and the truck parades. The rest of that spring break was spent sorting through beads and road-tripping from New Orleans to Mobile and back up to Nashville. I still have a handful of the beads I caught that day, and am still friends with that whole road-trip krewe.
--Kim Usey, Communications Professional
My daughter Isabelle is a keen sixth grade Latin scholar, and so we are taking a special trip to Rome (and the Vatican City - pictured) this spring break to become immersed in the ancient world and classical art. One favorite fun activity was a mosaic-making workshop, learning ancient Roman Mosaic making techniques first-hand by creating their own!
--Elizabeth V. Newman, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of The Filigree Theatre
