As I traveled down Highway 90 west towards Houma, my internship was figuratively in my rear-view mirror. I was back in the Mighty Max, heading back home. Or, at least what home would be for the next couple months anyway. I was headed to Peepaw’s house. It had been sitting vacant since July. And, with …
Part 12: The Mosaic Conference & My Phone Call with Cousin Jess
My internship with UL Chi Alpha ended at the conclusion of graduation. UL did graduation well in those days, much better than the one I had at Nicholls. It was held at the Cajun Dome, with multiple ceremonies from the different colleges taking place simultaneously. We spent the day running back and forth between ceremonies …
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Part 11: Thou Shalt Not Pass
As the Spring semester plowed ahead, my internship would soon be over. It was time to begin thinking about what the next year would hold. My fellow interns were staring to get some offers from different campuses and were beginning to make decisions: Logan would be returning to Missouri, Nikki was moving on to a …
Part 10: Meeting the Parents
It was Easter weekend in 2006. One of the girls with the UL Chi Alpha group, Janna, invited the whole group to spend the day at her family’s camp off Lake Fausse Pointe, about an hour from campus. I rode out to the camp with Molly D’Avy and a couple other students. It was a …
Part 9: Molly Sews My Pants
I was hit so hard with that volleyball that my pants split as I fell to the floor. I’m actually really not sure if that is true. However, if so, it does lead to a good segue to the next story. Add to the fact that this particular story will be really short, and you’ll …
Part 8: Molly Takes Her Shot
At least once a week I would head to the ULL Recreation Center. Usually I would meet up with students to play some volleyball. Other times I’d simply walk the track or get on an exercise bike or elliptical machine. Sometimes, however, when there were only a small number of us, we would decide to …
Part 7: Monday Movie Madness
As part of our intern duties, Nikki Blanks and I were teamed up once a week to go on campus and run a “contact table” where we would try and meet new students on campus, engage in conversation, and invite them to various Chi Alpha events. During these times we would talk to a lot …
Part 6: My First Facebook Wall Post
Within a few weeks of arriving in Lafayette, I was struck at how different the student culture had changed in just the few months since I graduated college. Over the summer, a brand-new Internet sensation had sprung up and all the students at UL were enamored with it. It was TheFacebook. I had heard rumblings …
Part 5: The Daily Grind
Every morning the other interns and I reported to the café (this is what we called the main Chi Alpha building) about 8am. We would have a brief huddle in the hall with the rest of the staff and tell them what our tasks for the day were. We would then break and go our …
Part 4: International Cajun Dancing
If I recall correctly, for the first month or so during my internship, every Friday was International Night. We would host a program for international students to teach them about American customs. I think we would also have events from time to time throughout the year, like around Thanksgiving or other holidays, to celebrate with …
