unexpected adventure

I didn't explore New Orleans inside out, choosing to miss the Katrina hit areas tour, The Bayou (Wetlands) tour as well as the WWII museum. Because of the exams and it just isn't safe or interesting enough to be doing these activities alone. Nevertheless, I was expecting this, with a mission to help pack the luggage (Which i am surprisingly extremely efficient now), help to hang around and just "tie up the loose ends". so here I am, blogging away while the boys are scrubbing the kitchen and bathrooms clean.

Never expected my trip to be an adventurous one. First, the extremely turbulent flight, and I mean EXTREMELY, to New Orleans from New York. People were screaming at some point and then we got quiet.. really quiet like we're praying. A mother said "I'm right here, I'm right here for you ok" to her children. I just blanked out I guess until the cup flew from my grasp, and the drink and ice spilled all over me and the floor. What was I to do? No idea, but to pray. We were probably flying through some snow storm area, as with the news but I am just glad to be on ground now.


And today, we were trapped in school because of the downpour and flood. Yes, for all the money Tulane has, it's weird that the terrain does not prevent floods. So the waters were up to our knees and the only part of me I managed to keep dry was like my head. Then we decided to just brave the storm and hitched a hike from a really nice and friendly lawyer from Chicago who gave us a lift home, even if it was a different direction from where he was heading. Kindness and graciousness go a very loooong way, we were stuck for a total of 2 hours in the university, in the cold and against the cold winds, and it could have easily lasted twice as long. It's 8:17pm now (we got back at 6pm) and it is still pouring with the winds howling. Imagine that.

I'm a really happy girl on this trip though, as reflected from my photos. It's a slow and relaxing time in New Orleans but we're ready for the REAL tour from tomorrow, first to Miami, Orlando and finally New York! Now off to dinner and to finish up the last touches of packing four months worth of stuff to a single luggage. We should do fine.

Stay tuned.

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