Last night, the group returned from the field trip to New Orleans after a lot of driving, walking and eating. Everyone was tired and haggard, a motley bunch indeed. Although I wanted sleep desperately, I took time to login into WordPress to check up on what I had missed over the weekend. There, I found my first negative comment.
Without going into details, the commenter took exception to one of the posts and wrote that there was nothing funny about it. In fact, I was being cruel. God forbid that someone look at the idiosyncratic aspects of life and write about them. I suppose that finding humor in the mundane is considered cruel in the eyes of some. I really don’t want to step on the toes of the sensitive, so here is a totally not funny account of my trip to New Orleans. Although, a lot of funny things happened.
Friday
Left campus at 6:45 AM in three white passenger vans.
Drove to Laurel, Mississippi and had crepes for lunch.
Drove to the La Quinta Inn on the outskirts of New Orleans.
Had hash browns covered with ham, bacon, sausage and gravy at a local diner.
Went to sleep.
Saturday
Left at 8 AM for the drive to the French Quarter
Took the students on a historical tour of the French Quarter. (A lot of cool and funny stuff happened here, but some people may not want to read about it.)
Went to lunch at a food festival and had gumbo.
Watched parts of a basketball game at Margaritaville.
Had a very enlightening conversation at Pat O’Brien’s.
Marched in a wedding parade.
Met with the students to make sure they were still alive still present. (Saying “still alive” may be funny to some, but who can take the chance?)
Looked at the art being sold around Jackson Square.
Had dinner at The Court of Two Sisters and dined on shrimp wrapped in bacon; salad; duck breast; dirty rice; and bread pudding.
Strolled down Bourbon Street
Loaded onto the bus and returned to the hotel.
Went to sleep.
Sunday
Got on the bus at 7:30 AM
Drove through the Garden District and the Lower 9th Ward. (There should be a social commentary here about the effects of Hurricane Katrina, but someone might take it wrong.)
Visited the site of the Battle of New Orleans.
Had lunch at McDonald’s in Laurel, Mississippi
Arrived back home.
It was a fun and informative trip for the students and teachers. It’s too bad that I don’t feel comfortable relating some of that fun. With the next post, I will return without the stick in my ass.
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