1 . Leanne Carrasco ordered 95 pizzas (比萨饼). The high school senior and her friends filled up goody bags. But this was not your typical graduation party.
Carrasco had volunteered before, with her family, at the Star of Hope Family Development Center. But this time was different.
On Sunday, it was party time. The pizza was a hit, and so were the bags.
In all Carrasco and her friends served about 200 people. For the shelter residents, it was a magical day.
Carrasco did a good job but she won’t let it go to her head anytime soon. The graduating senior plans to study nursing at Briar Cliff University in Iowa in the fall.
A.Carrasco didn’t want that. |
B.She was able to think of other people. |
C.They lined up to give thanks to Carrasco. |
D.She said she would continue giving back. |
E.Carrasco decided to spend money on a party. |
F.She invited a group of her friends and got to work. |
G.But Carrasco and her friends gave the residents something more than just food and soap. |
2 . Earlier this summer, after packing my rucksack for a wild-camping holiday, I gazed at my belongings, and made a final adjustment to the contents of my bag.
I quickly emailed my travel companion, a photographer friend called Jacob to make sure I could have some pictures of our trip afterwards, so I could pop a few up on Instagram when I returned. And then I set off, feeling — for the first time in a number of trips — that I was genuinely escaping the stresses and strains of my everyday life.
During my three-day Insta-break, my stress levels decrease quickly within 24 hours.
A.I also changed how I processed the trip itself. |
B.So I am fully supportive of screen-free holidays. |
C.I took out my iPhone, and threw it under my bed. |
D.1 would lose track of my coworkers, my friends and my family. |
E.None of them could touch me for the next three glorious days. |
F.So this summer, as you plan your trip, ask if you can delete Instagram. |
G.As a travel writer, abandoning my phone for my holiday felt like the extreme betrayal. |