Oscar Heerkens Thijssen, Clemson University, post3: Looking around
Dear reader,
The end of the semester is getting closer every day. All of us are desperately trying to squeeze some more trips in before going home. Looking back, we have seen quite a lot of places though.
During Halloween we went to New Orleans with a group of 20, mixed international and American students. We rented a big house just across the Mississippi so every night we took the ferry which dropped us of right in the city center. New Orleans is one of the biggest party cities in the states so we did not have any problems enjoying ourselves. We filled the days with sitting on our front porch, wandering around the city and doing tours to the swamps.
Two weeks later, in an attempt to top the New Orleans trip we rented a cabin in the mountains. The cabin was located in the woods with a lake nearby. One of the main activities was trying to squeeze everyone in the hot tub, which was quite a challenge considering that we were 30 people. There were pool and football tables and a fireplace which was burning constantly. We also spend a lot of time fishing and hunting around the lake.
I celebrated Thanksgiving in New York with Janine and her family. It was very special to be a part of such a family tradition. I would recommend everyone to go home with one of your American friends during this holiday. New York is a cool place to visit anyways. Especially the 9/11 memorial and museum are very impressive.
A part from that we did trips to Washington DC, Atlanta, Charlotte and Charleston. A few people even went to Florida and Chicago. Gas is extremely cheap and on weekend we just rented a car and drove somewhere. So, no reason to get bored.
Kind regards,
Oscar
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