Extracurricular Activities PLU encourages its students to be actively involved in extracurricular activities. Although a huge focus here is on academics, PLU provides numerous opportunities for us to get out (both on and off the campus) and do things that we enjoy. Below are some of the the activities I have been a part of while attending PLU. L'Arche de TacomaDuring the first week of freshman orientation, each student went on a field trip of their choice to bond with other students and the community. I chose an afternoon at L'Arche de Tacoma. We learned about the operations at the farm we visited and got to participate in the day to day activities of the people that lived there. I worked mostly in their greenhouses, helping prepare the plants the members will later sell in the market or give to each other as gifts. It was a lot of hard work but the atmosphere was wonderful and I really enjoyed my day there.IntervarsityMy first club experience at PLU was a Christian Bible study group known as Intervarsity. We usually met on Wednesdays for games, a Bible study, and prayer. A few of the leaders would go to lectures on Sundays and prepare interactive sessions for the next meeting. It was really neat to find so many other people on campus that share the same beliefs as I do; and it was a really great way to unwind at the end of the day, hanging out with friends and growing in Christ together.Freshman RetreatEvery PLU freshman knows about Explore, a twenty-eight hour retreat that students go on to have us answer the burning question, "What will you do with your one wild and precious life?"
They bussed us out to Randle, WA and we spent our time bonding,
exploring, and hearing lectures/testimonies that helped support us in
our time of transition. We were also assigned small discussion groups
that allowed us to share our goals and dreams for the years to come.Left Foot OrganicsI spent my summer volunteering at Left Foot Organics,
a local organic market garden near my home. They provide, "part time,
paid employment year round for 10 growers. [They] work with
individuals at varying developmental levels, with special emphasis on
those who are most difficult to serve. Our long term goal is to become
a model horticultural therapy program and community resource." I spent
the majority of my time in their office doing tasks such as:
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