Life in the Big Easy

So for spring break this year I decided to go on the New Orleans trip. To be completely honest, I had a lot of reservations about going. I thought that it was going to be this religious mission trip and everyone on the trip would reject me for my vulgar ways. (It's terrible, but I do have quite the potty mouth.) Thankfully, this was not the case. This trip was probably one of the best experiences I have ever had and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I thought I would compile a few fun facts from the trip that you may enjoy, but possibly only those that went on the trip can truly appreciate.

-Cold showers outside everyday.
-The 8 bottles of vodka I found in the convent. (I guess nuns like to party, much like a tuxedo t-shirt wearing Jesus.)
-Sleeping in a gym with about 100 people. (The snoring was UNBELIEVABLE!)
-That weird girl from Marywood College who played her Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes ring tone at 6:30 in the morning. (Uh hello, people are trying to sleep!)
-Our "security guard" that didn't really make us feel all that secure.
-The kickball championship game. (My team won...whoo!)
-Professor Liles snapping pictures of anything and everything.
-Our three hour bus tour on which we all fell asleep. (The tour guide knew everyone..."those kids didn't turn out so well.")
-The ice cream man! HELLO!
-The weird lady at Loyolla College who said MMMM after any statement.
-Waiting hours for food then having the other college kids eat it all and we didn't get anything.
-Incredibly bumpy van rides.

After reading that you might be wondering, what exactly did these kids do on their trip? Well, we gutted a convent and some houses; but more importantly, we made friendships. On the flight home from Atlanta we boarded the plane then ended up having to sit there for an hour waiting for our pilot to arrive from another flight. I was absolutely miserable and just wanted to go home. All of a sudden some Fisher kids start breaking into song. Before we knew it, pretty much the entire plane was singing "Buttercup." Even though I was incredibly miserable I couldn't help but smile after a couple verses because why should I be upset about being stuck on a plane with an amazing group of people?

I know a lot of the New Orleans residents thanked us for being there, but you know what? I would like to thank them for offering me such a rewarding experience. Honestly, if you ever have a chance to go down there, even on vacation, please take it. You will have an incredible time.