Thursday, January 11, 2018

My Favorite Place

I had to take a minute to decide on my favorite place. My first thought was one of the caves I have visited in my life, or maybe down by the beach, but I ultimately chose New Orleans as my current favorite place. When I was growing up in central Mississippi, New Orleans was only 3 hours away, making it a fantastic and, relatively, convenient place to take a day trip. Even as early as 4 years old, I fell in love with the colorful, musical city.
                                             
(New Orleans Skyline by Antrell Williams on flickr)

Even though I moved to Oklahoma in 2013, my love affair with the vibrant city continues. Now that I'm older and going to New Orleans is more of an ordeal, I have learned to really appreciate everything the city has to offer. My favorite experiences have been visiting different museums like the WWII museum, Audubon Butterfly Garden & Insectarium, and the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. Whether I get to visit the city for a day or a week, I am sure to love every second of fun, food, and scenery. 

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  1. Laura GibbsJanuary 11, 2018 at 10:40 AM

    Oh, how great that you got to New Orleans when you were little, Oliver! As an adult, I found its magic completely captivating (I lived in Nashville for a while, and went down to visit a few times; a friend lived there)... my favorite was the streetcars. If I had encountered the streetcars as a kid, I probably would have wanted to stay there forever and never leave! Of course New Orleans is also a place with stories and legends of its own; do you know about Lafcadio Hearn? Fascinating person, and New Orleans was one of the places he obsessed about: Wikipedia: Lafcadio Hearn ... you might want to explore his work to see if that is a project you might be interested in for class. He lived in New Orleans in the 1870s/1880s.... and then he moved to Japan! An unusual life and an unusual author!

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    1. UnknownJanuary 11, 2018 at 11:14 AM

      I just read over the Wikipedia for Hearn and I feel hooked! He definitely had an unusual life and I plan to find out more about it! Thank you for recommending him to me.

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    2. Laura GibbsJanuary 11, 2018 at 11:15 AM

      Recommending books... and, even better, free online books ... is one of the great pleasures of being an online instructor! :-)

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