Well, I've been officially chosen as one of the 10 students to go back down to New Orleans this spring, and I'm excited.

It's a pretty good group: Chris & me, John, Zack & Brent from the last trip. Greg (who I went to Germany with), Ken, two girls I don't really know, but see at Mass a lot, and Chris' housemate Paul.

We're having two Mardi Gras parties. On the actual Mardi Gras day we're having a big party with Cajun food, a slideshow, Gulf Region trivia for beads, and the Brazillian Ensemble is performing. I'm really excited. It's also a fundraiser for the trip.

The Newman Club is having a Mardi Gras semi formal on 3/4. I just want Mardi Gras things to raise awareness for New Orleans, I guess. People seem to think it's over and done with. I'm glad so many college kids are going down during their breaks. It'll help bring more awareness. I hope.

Mardi Gras this year in New Orleans will have 70 floats instead of 200...it's going to be really depressing, but I hope it gathers more press and attention. I'm not really a press whore, I just want attention brought to it, so people continue to help...there are still so many displaced and homeless people there. The city's still in such terrible disarray... I can't wait to go back.


18 days! wow, that's not long at all...