I'll start practicing my southern accent now

I feel as if I need this trip. Now, my mom is still trying to teach me the difference between wants and needs and at the ripe age of 21 years old, I’m telling you people that is it a hard concept for me to understand. I don’t need this trip to physically survive but I need it for the fun and excitement! It is going to be an unforgettable and amazing week and it is such a great way to start off the New Year! The classwork seems simple yet meaningful which is perfect for a winterm class, I think it is going to set me up for a successful semester by getting me back into the swing of things. This will be my first travel course at Methodist and hopefully not my last. From personal experience, I have learned that I remember and learn more from a trip and actually seeing things along with being hands-on, rather than reading or listening about it in a classroom. I love how the education portions of this course are fun and interesting and I don’t know if it is because I’m a huge nerd or if they are actually interesting, but whatever the reason I’m excited! I hope to learn a lot about the city of New Orleans, but also I want to learn about myself and gain knowledge of me as a person away from home. I have traveled before but mostly for tumbling competitions, which meant a lot of training and competing, there was no time for sight seeing the city we were in (if there was ever a competition about who’s seen more hotel rooms in a city over actually seeing the city, I would win). I hope to find out that I am diverse and culturally competent as a person because that is what I strive to be. My expectations are high, which is scary because without expectations there can be no disappointment, but I have the best feeling about traveling to New Orleans and the opportunities it has to offer. Who knows, maybe I’ll want to move there someday and be a nurse in the heart of it all. I really love being outgoing and adventurous, which is the kind of person I am, so traveling is a perfect way for me to experience places and be adventurous. I’ll try anything once and the countless amount of opportunities I will get to try something for the very first time is unbelievable. When being asked what I’m looking forward to the most, I didn’t know what to say because I could rattle off every single thing that is on the itinerary. So my answer is that I’m mostly looking forward to experiences and opportunities I will be getting. New Orleans is a city like no other and if there is a place that is different from the Midwest and where I am comfortable being myself, Nola is the place. Goodbye for now, the next time you hear from me I’ll be the girl on the train (theoretically, not literally, of course). Adios Muchachos!