Home (Away from Home) for the Holidays

Hey guys! With the holidays coming to an end, many of the Alpha Xi's are returning to Austin in preparation for the new semester. While a lot of us were home for the holidays, spending time with family and friends, many of our sisters traveled out of the city, state, and even country! Let's take a look at where they went...

Tia Leary Location: Vail, Colorado Who She Went With: Family and old friends Her Favorite Part: Skiing and the little winter town at the bottom of the mountain.

Savannah Lee Location: Wolf Creek, Colorado Who She Went With: Family Her Favorite Part: Not being in Texas for a bit!

Kathleen Donovan Location: ICE! (Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas) Who She Went With: Family Her Favorite Part: Seeing all of the intricate and perfectly colored ice sculptures.

Swati Sharma Location: Panama Who She Went With: Old family friends Her Favorite Part: Going through the canal and seeing monkeys climb on the boat in the jungle.

Brooke Baumgartner Location: Virgin Islands Who She Went With: Family Her Favorite Part: Scuba diving, snorkeling, spear fishing, lobster diving, and relaxing on the beach!

Brooke Davey Location: Cancún, Mexico Who She Went With: Family Her Favorite Part: Going scuba diving and seeing a sting ray come out of the sand less than a foot away from her face!

Ava Gates Location: Peru Who She Went With: Family Her Favorite Part: Hiking Rainbow Mountain

Sierra Ganske Location: Israel Who She Went With: Jewish National Funding Caravan for Democracy Her Favorite Part: Getting to experience all of these places that she has read about since she was little with a group of people as passionate about the country as she is. Also celebrating NYE in Tel Aviv!