Postcards From Washington Break Washington Break at W&L is about exploration, whether that discovery involves Texas mountaintops, Japanese culture or career opportunities in New York.

Luke Hochschild ’21 and Liz Todd ’19 do some tandem paddling.

Caroline Rooney ’22 makes a little friend at the campsite before paddling out with the group.

Kayakers pause for a pic on the Outing Club’s Everglades trip.

Joseph Wiencek ’20 paddles off into the sunset.

Jonathan Tucker ’21 and Alex David ’21 spent Washington Break backpacking around the Rockbridge area. They used Outing Club resources for their trip. Here they are on House Mountain.

“Our favorite thing about this trip was how close everything was to us. As students at W&L, we didn’t have to drive hours or board a plane to get away for a little while—we could do it in our own backyard,” Tucker said. Photo taken from House Mountain.

A foggy hike to Dragon’s Tooth during Washington Break.

The group of W&L students and chaperones who traveled to Japan over Washington Break as part of the KAKEHASHI Inouye Scholars Program in collaboration with TOMODACHI Initiative poses for a picture.

Sally Richmond, vice president for admissions and financial aid, and Janet Ikeda, associate professor of East Asian languages and literatures, together in Japan over Washington Break.

While in Japan, our group enjoyed some delicious authentic Japanese cuisine, such as this bowl of steaming savory ramen.

Thirteen Bonner students traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina for five days of service immersion. They visited the ArtWorks program at Urban Ministry Center in Charlotte, which offers free, daily art classes to people experiencing homelessness. Bottom row, left to right: Bri Mondesir ’22, Ella Powers ’22, Grayson Nelson ’22. Middle row, left to right: Mansi Tripathi ’22, Janeth Sandoval ’22, Elizabeth Herman ’22, Anna Bitter ’22, Diala Al Shamasneh ’21, Jackie Tamez ’22. Back row, left to right: William Baya ’22, Will Robertson ’22, Jenny Sobkowiak ’21.

Anna Bitter ’22 and Elizabeth Herman ’22 sort clothing for newborns at Baby Bundles, a nonprofit in Charlotte that distributes baby clothing, blankets and bibs to families.

W&L Students at Oscar de la Renta in New York City

At Oscar de la Renta in New York City, W&L students heard from CEO Alex Bolen, VP of Global Communications Rebecca Goodman and Laura Holman ‘08, VP of direct to consumer.

In the control room at the NFL New York headquarters.

At NFL headquarters. (L-R) Pete Abitante ’78 (VP of special projects); Alex Brooke ’10 (manager, finance); Alan Liu ’20; Logan Brand ’20; Charlotte Freeman ’21; Lauren Kaplinsky ’21; Lilly Mitchell ’21; Allie Smith Miller ’21; Julian Ramirez ’21; Sydney von Rosenberg ’21; Alec Gustafson ’19; Will Dorrance ’11 (senior manager, club finance)

“The Campbell’s soup artwork was part of an Andy Warhol collection at the Whitney Museum of Art,” said Sydney von Rosenberg ’21. “I enjoyed the exhibit because I’m an art history minor and we learned about Warhol’s works and how NYC inspired him.”

Students on the Outing Club trip to Big Bend National Park in Texas. Back row, l-r: Laura Peck ’21, Spencer Alascio ’19, Aidan Chandless ’19, Zach Salter ’19, and Ashley Hancox ’21. Bottom row, l-r: Anton Livshin ’19 and John Patterson ’19.

Spencer Alascio ’19 surveys the scenery at Big Bend National Park, Texas

Ashley Hancox ’21 and Anton Livshin ’19 channel their inner mountain goats at Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Taking it all in.

Lindsey Hewitt ‘21 (left) and Darcy Olmstead ‘21 (center) perform fiber optic reflectance spectroscopy on historical textiles (Norwich Patternbook, Winterthur Library Collections) at the Scientific Research and Analysis Laboratory, Conservation Department, Winterthur Museum, Delaware, under the guidance of Jocelyn Alcantara-Garcia, conservation scientist and assistant professor in the Department of Art Conservation, University of Delaware.

Lindsey Hewitt (left) and Darcy Olmstead take a quick break from performing hyperspectral reflectance imaging spectroscopy at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore with Julie Lauffenburger, Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director of Conservation and Technical Research.

W&L’s Engineering Community Development club partnered with Belize Basecamp and Rio La Iglesia Rio de la Vida in Unitedville, Belize to build a biosand water filter + rain catchment + storage system in the hopes of improving the overall water situation there. Here, the congregation poses with the filter.

The team celebrates completion of the new water system Back row: Tyler Runge ’19, Griffin Coffey ’20, Ryder Babik ’19, Professor Jon Erickson. Middle row: Local resident, Anna Soroka ’20 and Pastor Amilcar Dela Rosa. Front row: Emma Aldrich ’22, Callie Garst ’21, Riwaj Shrestha ’22

Excursion to Blue Hole Cave/St. Herman’s trail.

“A dip in the water was a perfectly refreshing way to explore the amazing outdoor beauty nearby,” said Professor Jon Erickson.