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Sippin mint juleps on a tour of the Houmas Plantation

Howdy y'all! You'll have to excuse my acquired (textual) southern accent, as I've spent quite a bit of time down south since my last post. I'm currently in a life phase of constant travel, roadtripping around the country via phish tour and other exciting ventures, so here's a quick recap of the last 4 months or so...

Spring break of my senior year brought me to New Orleans for my second trip there inside of one year's time frame. Had some silly late nights in the french quarter, ate sinfully delicious seafood (highlights including charbroiled oysters & crawfish), and explored the rich history of plantation life on the Mississippi River.

Then graduation snuck up on me and soon enough I joined the ranks of unemployed college graduates. Can't say I've ever been happier. Memorial day weekend I found myself in Houston at a friends wedding, indulging in some damn good Texas barbecue and casually sipping tequila to beat the heat. Naturally, I couldn't possibly go to Texas without visiting Austin, so sure enough I met my friend there (fresh from NOLA!). In the beautiful upbeat (& offbeat) city of Austin we floated down some rivers, shopped along Congress, experienced the glory of food trucks, bar-hopped along 6th st, and lounged away the stifling hot days in Barton Springs natural pools. Absolutely loved Austin, a hip city with people as attractive as they were friendly.

As for a more current swanning around status, I'm in Harrisonburg, Va, alive and thriving from the first few weeks of Phish tour(Worcester> Atlantic City> Portsmouth). I met up with my fellow ramblin' lady friend, Betsy, and we're taking on America this summer...two recent graduates on an epic adventure...'just tryin to find a city to live in'.

Phishin in Worcester, tour opener