Culture and Mardi Gras

It is pretty difficult to learn about the culture of a new place in a classroom. Culture is something that you need to experience and live in order to fully understand and appreciate it. The pieces of the New Orlean's culture that I have learned about makes me really excited about being able to really experience it in less than a week. There are so many aspects of culture to experience and appreciate. Everything from the music, food, language, customs, sports, living accommodations and much more is involved in a place's culture. There are three aspects that stick out to me most about New Orlean's culture: music, food, and language. Music is everywhere you go in New Orleans- or so I've heard. The food has many different influences, making it all it's own. And even though the people of New Orleans speak English, they have their own way of speaking.

I can't wait to get to New Orleans and experience it all for myself. Traveling in general is so much fun and it's going to be awesome to be able to be so deep in the culture of the city next week. It's a shame that we're missing Mardi Gras, but I have a feeling we'll somehow still get a taste for what it was like in our own ways. It is one thing to be able to experience a city by simply being a tourist, but I feel so blessed to be able to experience New Orleans as a volunteer. It kind of feels like a back-stage pass for VIP only. Count down to the trip: 2 MORE DAYS!