I'm writing now from my house in Youngsville, LA (outside Lafayette) instead of from my dorm room, because Tulane called for a mandatory evacuation of campus Friday due to Tropical Storm (now Hurricane) Gustav. My roommate and I have been hanging out in Lafayette with my family, anxiously waiting to see what this storm will do. Despite my anxiety about all this, I have to say that so far Tulane has done a really good job handling the situation - watching the storm as it brewed, evacuating all of us early, and keeping us informed via text message and email. It's really sad being away from school (especially since we left campus on the third anniversary of Katrina), and we're all praying that Gustav won't have too bad of an effect so that we can return to New Orleans soon.
Now, rewind to a few days ago, when I wasn't worried about any storms... it was SO exciting getting back to Tulane as a sophomore! This summer felt like the longest one of my life, because it was really hard being away from all my friends and the school I've grown to love so much. I was so happy to see everyone around campus and to meet some of our new (huge) freshman class - especially on Greek Move In Day, where I helped some of our new students settle into their rooms in Sharp. The days before classes start were so fun, because we knew we didn't have homework yet; my friends and I got to catch up and do lots of fun things together. On the left is a picture of me rebonding with my friends Kate and Anne ... we look a little messy because we had just TACKLED each other! So this has really been a bittersweet week... to New Orleans and back, running away from a storm that might just follow me home. Hopefully I'll be able to move back soon. I'll keep you posted, Readers.
Until next time...
