September Blog

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​    The beginning of my master's program definitely did not get off to the start I had imagined. After half online and half in-person classes for the last year and a half, I was eager to get back into the "normal" way of things. It had been a long year and I think we were all ready to have some normalcy back in our lives. The first week went great and I was excited to see what the rest of the year had to offer. Then came hurricane Ida. Having gone to Tulane as an undergraduate, I was no stranger to hurricanes, though throughout my time here I had yet had to evacuate. Growing up, I had experienced my fair share of major storms, and only once in my life have I had to leave town. Though at that time, I was almost too young to remember much. Knowing most people would be trying to leave town all at once, I decided to leave at the crack of dawn in hopes of beating the traffic. I was off to Florida to meet family friends and was lucky to only get caught in minor gridlock. I eventually would go back home to Virginia. While I was hesitant to leave town, I figured I was better off safe than sorry. Though, next time I would bring more than just a weekend bag of clothes. While I am back now, the city still has a ways to go before we can get back to normal, but the New Orleans community is like no other and I am confident they will be back better than ever soon enough. As we return to in-person instruction, I am once again excited about getting the year rolling and taking advantage of all the amazing opportunities the school has to offer.