"Only at Tulane, Only in New Orleans"

I have officially decided - to be at Tulane is to love Tulane. There's always so much going on here! If I had the time, I'd write every day... but I've been doing so much and having so much fun! I'll try really hard not to make this post too long, but so much has happened in a week! Some highlights:

SATURDAY: Some of my friends and I acted as extras in a Tulane commercial... we're mini-celebrities! It was so exciting seeing it for the first time, even though we were only featured for a second. You can see the commercial at Tulane athletic events, so look out for us!

It seems that there is always something to celebrate here. My friend Lauren's birthday dinner was that night. A bunch of us went out to eat at The Italian Pie and then went out to The Boot. Every night with my friends is so fun, no matter where we go!

Still shot from the scene we're in.
That's me in the front row!

SUNDAY: Some of us went to do laundry at a friend's house in Metairie, and then we went over to the Riverwalk, a well-known New Orleans mall along the river. You should check it out! We came back to campus and went to evening mass at the Catholic chapel, followed by dinner at the campus dining hall, Bruff (which is AMAZING, by the way!).

MONDAY: We still haven't had a full week of classes yet, since Monday was Labor Day... but I'm definitely not complaining about our day off! It was a relaxing day, but I also took advantage of some free time to work on homework.

TUESDAY: I met up with my Big Sis, Raven, for the annual Newcomb Big Sister/Little Sister Pinning Ceremony that evening. Girls, I encourage you to sign up for a Big Sis! It's a great opportunity to make an older friend - someone to show you the ropes and tell you about the ins and outs of Tulane and New Orleans. After the ceremony, my friends and I went to The Boot and then The Rat (in the basement of the LBC). It's become a late night tradition for us to go there after a night out for chicken poppers... so good!

WEDNESDAY: Arch. students have studio time every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On that particular day, my group spent some time in the woodshop downstairs learning how to use power tools for an upcoming project. That night, some of us decorated my friend Michael's door for his birthday and celebrated with him at midnight.

THURSDAY: I only had one class so I spent most of the day working on my architecture project and my campaign for Freshman Senator. Later, a group of us went over to Friar Tuck's to celebrate Michael's birthday. When we got back to campus, my friend Cameron and I went back to the studio (which is open 24/7) to work on our projects. It was a really late night for us, but learning to balance work and play is KEY in college.

FRIDAY: Our Architecture projects were due, so we pinned up our final products on the wall for discussion and critiquing. It was a relief to be finished and to get good feedback on our work. Later, a bunch of us got ready together and went to a few parties on Broadway before stopping at The Boot... another fun night with my friends!

Pinning up our map projects

SATURDAY: The first-year Architecture students went to the French Quarter for the morning to look at the site inspiration for our next project. Then I came back to campus and my friends and I got dressed in our Tulane garb for our first football game. We got on a bus and went to the Superdome (yes, we play in the Superdome!) for tailgating. In New Orleans tradition, there was plenty of good music and delicious food. We watched the game from the Wavepool, our student section. We had so much fun at our first football game! What a great experience...