The start of day 2 was certainly one to remember. Most of our participants started their day at
1 in the morning because of the frequently used train tracks 20 feet away from
our campsite. Others sleep was disturbed
because they decided setting up under a lamppost was a good idea. However,
everyone’s day began with the counselors whistling and screaming at the butt-crack
of dawn (A.K.A 5:45 AM). We boarded the
bus at 6:30. Josh thought it was funny to play train related songs. Most of us tried to get a little more sleep
as we made our way to Auburn University. On the bus, we sang Sweet Home Alabama
as we crossed the state line. We took some pictures while Grant gave his
rendition of a tour around campus. Marina
presented her research on Auburn, While Sydney F. presented her research on the
state of Alabama. Did you know it’s illegal to flick a booger in the wind in
Alabama? Lauren and Jenna decided to rep Auburn’s rival. Roll Tide! Then we made
our second stop at Wally World A.K.A. Walmart.
After that we began the long haul across Alabama and Mississippi. We
were all a little freaked out to see that the toilet water in Mississippi was
yellow! To pass the time, the participants on the bus sang some karaoke to keep
each other entertained. Will summed up the experience with this quote: “Just
because someone says they can sing doesn’t mean they’re good.” We then played a
Pitch Perfect style riff-off competition. After that we arrived at the Big Easy,
New Orleans. We started off at the Mississippi River where Olivia Peters
presented her research on Bourbon Street, Cody Allen presented on Jackson
Square, Ruthie Brock did her research on the St. Louis Cathedral, Gracie
Crocker presented her research on Café Dumonde, and lastly Joe Flanagan
researched the Mississippi River. We then took a quick group walkthrough of the
amazing St. Louis Cathedral. After that
much too short visit in the AC ventilated cathedral, we took a group picture
and then we got set loose. Some chowed
down on the world-famous beignets at the Café Dumonde, while others shopped and
took in all the culture New Orleans has to offer. After our little adventure,
an interesting one, we headed to our campground and unpacked buses and vans with
all the luggage while the cooks, the Happy’s, went to the good old Wally World
so they could cook dinner for us. While
we were waiting for the cooks to get back from Walmart we practiced for the
competition of the night. The song “Dixieland Delight” by Alabama was the base
of this competition. Each group was to make their own show using the song and
try to be the best in order to get the prize. When the cooks got back they went
straight to work and made some extraordinary chicken tacos for the participants
and man they were pretty good!! Some nice sugar cookies were for dessert. When we were finished with dinner we went on
to some pretty good performances for the night. Each group pretty much killed
it. After the show there was an encore. This time it was with participant Piper
Gallen and trip director Josh Kerns. Many bugs were in the room and after Evan
Das killed the bug on center stage Piper decided to pick it up and place it outside. As she was walking out the door, we all
started cheering “eat it, eat it, eat it!” So another game of What Are The Odds
broke out between the two and they eventually had to eat the bug. Piper took a
wing and Josh handled the rest. The
crowd was disgusted. However, it was a very eventful ending to a very eventful
day. Before we headed to the showers for the night we were given our TWB
apparel and let us tell you it is sexyyyyy.
We are off to the showers and signing off for the night so we can wake
up at 4:30 tomorrow with no hesitation. J
-The Bashful’s
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| Auburn University!!! |
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| Sydney Foster telling us all about the state of Alabama! |
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| Marina Hastings telling us all about Auburn University! |
We couldn't get back on the bus until we took a selfie with someone we hadn't met yet!
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Aubrey Curtis & Sydney Hawkins thinking about applying????
Checking out some Auburn gear!! |
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| Will Brandon and Grant Really love the research! |
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| Our rockstar staff!!!!! |
Before hitting the streets of New Orleans, we heard all about the Mississippi river, Bourbon Street, Cafe Du Monde and Saint Louis Cathedral
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| Olivia Peters talking about Bourbon Street! |
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| Gracie Crocker telling us about Cafe Du Monde |
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| Ruthie Brock talking about the St. Louis Cathedral |
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| Sydney Hawkins talking about the state of Louisiana |
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| Joe Flannagan talking about the Mississippi River! |
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| Chris can't wait to try a beignet! |
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| Cafe Du Monde hear we come! |
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| Well....things escalated quickly for Emily Dotson, she learned never to eat a beignet when Josh is close by |
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| Looks good! |
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| Powdered sugar on top of doughy deliciousness makes us smile. |
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| The aftermath of yet another powdered sugar victim....Cody Allen |
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| Joe Flannagan was watching Josh.....but let his guard down around Will.....bad call!! |
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| We saw tons of street performances as we explored the streets of New Orleans |
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| Bourbon Street!! |
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| St Louis Cathedral |
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| Piper Gallen was digging the 23 mile drive across one of the longest bridges in the world over Lake Pontchartrain. |
Already we have worn ourselves out with all of the fun experiences!
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| Piper Gallen and Reanna Wilmouth...perfect examples of how teamwork makes the dreamswork! |
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| Our counselor Brandon even keeps an eye on us while he is napping!! |
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| Breakfast anyone? |
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| What better driving pass time than the YMCA! |
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| Not too shabby at the moves either! |
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| After YMCA.... its time for some seriously intense UNO |
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| Riding is pretty fun when you get to do it with 80 awesome people |
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| I mustache you a question... |
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| So Ethan likes cookies..... |
Karaoke anyone???
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| Man were we happy to be in such a nice campsite tonight!!! |
Our Dixie Land Delight sing/dance competition was awesome!
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| Grumpy's!! |
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| Bashful's!! |
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| Happy's!! |
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| DOPEY group! |
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| The Sneezy Group...with guest performance from our bus driver Craig!! |
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| Sleepy's! |
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| Too excited to sleep yet! |
