Coming to New Orleans

When I think of New Orleans, I think of bright colors (blues, greens, yellows), loud music from jazz to hip hop- but I hear New Orleans is home to Jazz music, many cultures and religions, lots of food and lots of busy-ness from tourist to natives. The picture in my mind when looking down the streets of New Orleans: is lots of people, huge smiles and contagious laughs. I image the food will be full of flavor, unique and full of culture. Being from what I call, a big city, of New York, I still think coming to New Orleans might be over whelming due to what I am used to now from living in Peoria. I imaging a city that never sleeps, always something coming such as on- street performers, loud music, and drunken fools living life to the fullest and 24 hour lively-ness.

I think of New Orleans this way because they are the home of Marti Gras, something I think New Oleanders would call a National Holiday. Not only is it a time where people drink until they fall asleep in the middle of the street, but it is a celebration of culture for New Orleans people. I don't have any personal experience with this type of culture, but none the less, I will adopt well due to knowing how to pay attention to my surroundings in crazy situations. I love to people watch and learn about different ways people live. The only experiences I have from what I see on TV or read in magazines.