Why would I not want to live (and go to school) in a town where I can eat ribs at The Joint? This is the first place my aunt brought me, after picking me up at the airport. I was a freshman in high school and was enthusiastic to visit New Orleans because Lil Wayne, my favorite rapper, grew up there. We stayed in the Lower Garden District, it turns out, a very different place from Weezy’s Hollygrove. During the day, while my aunt was at work, I navigated the maze-like streets of the French Quarter, spellbound by the skinny, brightly colored houses decorated with beads, the warm air in my face gave me a sense of well being. The lush vegetation in New Orleans, in distinct contrast to my home in Brooklyn, captivated my imagination. I heard about Tulane on that trip and it has been my first choice ever since. It’s been my refrain to the question, “Where do you want to go to college?”
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During our visit, I fell in love with the campus as I anticipated, we both did. I was already imagining myself getting a coffee at PJ’s preparing for some late night studying. For me, there is an aura of possibility drifting over the campus, as if anything is
During our visit, I fell in love with the campus as I anticipated, we both did. I was already imagining myself getting a coffee at PJ’s preparing for some late night studying. For me, there is an aura of possibility drifting over the campus, as if anything is