Personal Narrative: My Journey To New Orleans

I saw New Orleans for the first time, on spring break with my mother, while visiting my aunt. I was excited to go because Lil Wayne, my favorite rapper, was from there. We stayed in the Lower Garden District, a very different place from Weezy’s Hollygrove. I learned how to navigate the French Quarter, captivated by the skinny colorful houses decorated with beads, the warm air in my face gave me a sense of well being. The vegetation is so lush in New Orleans and so different than my home in Brooklyn. I heard about Tulane on that trip and it has been my first choice ever since. It has become my refrain when anyone asks where I want to go to college.

My father asked me if I would like to visit colleges on spring break, and the only one I wanted