I am so beyond excited to go on this trip- while it may not show due to my focus on midterms and graduation- I really am. As a senior, I am estatic that I finally get to go on e service trip to New Orleans. It has been a goal since sophomore year to travel outside Florida to do an act of service and it's finally coming true! (: Granted, it wasn't an easy road!
As student site coordinator, I had to find imaginative ways to get people interested in going- turns out interest doesn't always lead to sign-ups. So after deliberation, a solution was created. We're not going to fly to New Orleans- we're going to DRIVE there! Gahhh! Even more awesome! A 12-hour road trip with my fellow Sharks. I know it's going to be so awesome! I have some great games lined up for the road that will be helpful in bringing us all out of our shell. And of course, with 12 hours and 37 minutes on the road, we'll have plenty of time to get know each other! I am so excited for the funny stories, personalities and memories that will be heard and made!
And of course, we're going to New Orleans for service! I cannot wait to make a difference in someone's life and help rebuild what was lost in such a beautiful place full of amazing people and FOOD -maybe the most important thing about New Orleans culture (; But I am also looking at this trip as a challenge- a chance to see a place different from my own, experience a lifestyle different from my own and hopefully learn new things about myself that will help me grow not only as a student or leader, but a person. I think our reflection sessions will really allow us all to recognize how much we can grow when we commit acts of kindness.
And I can't forget to mention the fun- I mean, we're going to NEW ORLEANSSS! And around the time of Mardi Gras!!! I cannot wait to see the culture and craziness of color! I definitely plan on going on a ghost tour and getting a mug as a souvenir. And if I'm lucky, maybe I can convince a New Orleans food chain to come down to SoFlo. I have a feeling I am going to become addicted to gumbo!
But that's it for now- More updates to come once were in this fabulous place. And because I am a Disney nerd, I must quote from the animated film The Princess and the Frog, which takes place in New Orleans-
"Grab somebody, come on down
Bring your paintbrush, we're painiting the town
Oh, there's some sweetness going around
Catch it down in New Orleans!"
Au revoir for now!
-DASH (:
No comments:
Post a Comment