Category: usa
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Arizona Girls’ Trip
After our senior year spring break and Tulane graduation both got cancelled due to COVID-19, my friends and I knew that we had to get back together and find a way to celebrate once it was safe to do so. We kicked off our summer this year with a reunion girls’ trip to Arizona, complete…
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New Orleans Restaurant Highlights
There will never be a single all-encompassing list of all the best food and drink spots in this incredible city, but I took this as a challenge and did my best to compile some of my favorites based on my five years living in NOLA. I definitely classify myself as a foodie, so although this…
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Five Years in New Orleans
“I’m not going to lay down in words the lure of this place. Every great writer in the land, from Faulkner to Twain to Rice to Ford, has tried to do it and fallen short. It is impossible to capture the essence, tolerance, and spirit of south Louisiana in words and to try is to…
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Mardi Gras Chez Moi
Ah yes, the best time of the year in New Orleans. Between the krewes, the costumes, and, of course, the parties, there is nothing quite like Mardi Gras. This year, this unique holiday season was limited to at-home celebrations, but thankfully, this city knows how to party even while social distancing during a global pandemic.…
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PLENty to do in D.C.
Happy end of the second week of classes! Other people at Tulane may refer to this as the end of the third week of classes for the semester, but I made the bold move of skipping the first week to attend the PLEN Women in Public Policy conference in D.C. After spending last summer in…
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Home for the Holidays
After about two and a half weeks of being home, I just got back to New Orleans and wanted to write a bit about my holiday vacation with my family. This break was longer than the total amount of time I had been home throughout the whole year, so it was so nice to catch…
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D.C. Cupcake Shops, Ranked
This summer, I have been working on a very important research project. No, it is not my senior honors thesis— don’t worry, I have made no progress on that. I set out to try all the best cupcake shops in D.C., and since I had a full ten weeks to carry out this mission and…
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11 D.C. Summer Experiences
Throughout my summer in D.C., there have been so many moments when I have stepped back and realized just how cool and unique my experiences here are. Here are just a few of my highlights: Summer Solstice celebration: On this night, all the Smithsonians stayed open late and had various performances, food stations, and activities.…
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Afternoon in Alexandria, VA
One of my favorite parts about D.C. is how close it is to so many other places. Because I’m only here for 10 weeks, I decided against doing a full weekend trip somewhere, but I did want to take advantage of nearby cities. One of these is Alexandria, Virginia, which was just a metro and…
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Fourth of July in D.C.
There’s no better place to celebrate our nation’s independence than the capital. This year especially, with the “Salute to America” (aka Trump campaign rally) event, thousands of tourists and locals alike came out to celebrate. Here’s a recap of how I spent the holiday… I was exhausted the morning of the 4th, but since once…
Robin Round the World 