Hey everyone! We've created this blog to keep everyone in the loop about our amazing experience down here in Southern Louisiana. After tons of sunshine in the car (with plenty of sweat thanks to no air conditioning!), crossing through 7 states in 2 days and the Mississippi River 4 times, we finally arrived in Lafayette. We first met Phillip, a rising sophomore at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, whose mom Mandy we'll be staying with for the summer. After that, we got to cool off and relax at the Comeaux's, who will be our alumni sponsors for the summer. Susan, a Notre Dame alum, made us a delicious dinner and some homemade ice cream cookie sandwiches. In the first 48 hours here, we've quickly learned that the food has a little more kick than we're used to--not only were the burgers spicy, but you could even taste some spice in the chicken salad we had for lunch the next day!
We went on a bike ride around Lafayette after dinner and got to see an adorable college town. On campus at the University we saw our first alligator in their very own cypress swamp!
Today was our first day at the Thensted Center in Grand Coteau, LA, where we'll be working in the summer program. We have the rest of the week to plan what to do with the kids and decorate our classroom. It was really nice meeting the nuns who work there, as well as Tidy and Julia who work to run the center.
After work we decided to take on the 95 degree weather and brutal humidity and attempt a run outside. Let's just say we lost the battle.
We'll plan to post once a week or so or when something big happens...as they say down here, we'll see y'all later!
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