Personal Narrative: My Trip To New Orleans

It is not often that you get to wake up to a perfectly painted peach, pink and purple coated sky, witness the feel of a salty sea breeze brush up against your skin or stare out into the atmosphere, trying to figure out at which shade of blue the ocean concludes and where the sky begins. Had this been a few months ago I would be exploring Castle Hill in Budapest, making headway towards the glaciers of Argentine Patagonia or even tasting my way through Greece. But instead, I will pack my bags with a heavy heart to kickoff my expedition to the place that needs me the most. With my ticket in hand, I would board my flight to Houston, Texas.

Have you ever been to Atlanta,Georgia before?The time i went to Atlanta,Georgia was month I have ever had. I got to hangout with my cousins,family,and friends. We had so much fun with them because we did something so much fun.We went to Atlanta,Georgia to go visit people.

Imagine just coming back from evacuation to your house looking great on the outside but when you walk in it is a horror. When hurricane Katrina was on her way here, my family and I evacuated to Chattanooga, Tennessee, which only took about a good eight hours, but with traffic it took about twelve. Once we were cleared to go home we came back, which thankfully only took about ten hours. I will be writing about how after Katrina my family and I had to stay in one house for about a week and a half.

August 18, 1984, what a gorgeous night to be floating down the bayou of New Orleans. I recently payed my dues for the brand-new boat I purchased three months ago. Working at Sally’s Diner picking up plates of wasted food and wiping the faces of ice cream-loving children is a spine breaking and feet swelling kind of living. Admittedly, I love being the ‘sweet old lady’ everybody gives warm kisses to on the cheek and waves hello and goodbye as the doorbell jingles, but I shouldn’t be waiting tables eight hours a day at age 67.

Over a recent long weekend, I went to New Orleans, Louisiana with my best friend Sylvie. It was amazing to see what a different place New Orleans was, then the peaceful calm, Boulder Co. Day 1 In New Orleans we went to Cafe Du Monde, one of the most famous places to go while in New Orleans. On that day, I ate 6 beignets. After that we went back to where we were staying, an original part of the French Quarter, almost 300 years old. In the back of the house, we saw the slave quarters, an untouched piece of history.

Born and raised in Marion, Iowa and into an evangelical church, my parents “Baby Dedicated” my life to christ. At age 5 my family moved to New Covenant Bible Church. When I was young I didn't think much of church, it was just something you did and was merely going through the motions. But when I hit middle school my parents made me go to church every Wednesday and Sunday. Key phrase, made me. At this point in my life I didn't like church, at all. As I grew older, I wanted to be at church less and less. And I dreaded going every time Sunday morning rolled around. I had the mindset that the world had more to offer me than Christ did. And so I made excuses and put up fights and soon I rarely went to church. My family went but I stayed

In 1718 Spanish missionaries founded Texas taking it as a Spanish territory. Many whites started to go to Texas and began to take over. In March 1836 Texans revolted against their Spanish rule and declared their independence from Spain. Texas then became an independent nation, but Texas could not protect themselves from the Spanish attacks. On December 29th, 1845, after almost 10 years of waiting to be accepted into the United states, Texas became part of the United States.

I always adored the way people of New Orleans admire their city and I never thought I would get the chance to experience it for myself. My family hadn’t taken a trip in a few years, and we really needed a break. My dad and I were brainstorming places to visit and I had always thought it would be amazing to see everything New Orleans has to offer. My dad was a little on the fence about it though, he thought there wouldn’t be much to do as a family since the city is widely known for Bourbon Street which is filled with bars, and Mardi Gras. Once I showed him all the family friendly activities the city has he finally agreed.

One year ago this morning on April 11/2016 I arrived to Charlotte, North Carolina after four day trip on Amtrack train. From San Jose, California to Charlotte, North Carolina.

I would like to take a moment and thank you properly for all of your assistance and effort in helping me learn how to train dogs. When I first started your Hot Diggity Dog 4-H club, I didn’t know a whole lot about dog training or dogs in general. Training my Jack Russel Terrier has been a roller coaster ride, and I am very thankful you have been here to guide me. Previous to his training he was unmanageable and infuriating. He did not mind, or even try to comprehend what I desired from him.

It’s Nusbaum’s brainchild and her facility is Central Texas’ only center that offers fitness classes for owners and their dogs together. Currently, she is the only physical trainer certified to teach the class. “The program is designed to create a safe and fun environment for you and your canine companion to get fit and healthy,” said Naubaum.. During the 45-minute class, the owners with their dogs went through a series of exercises starting with a warm-up. The paced increased as the they rotated among four stations, one included free weights for people to use, while another had a balance ball for the owner and dog. When the owners squatted or did planks, they received wet kisses and wagging tails, but the dogs behaved welled and worked out just as hard. Nusbaum mentioned that a goal is to build relationships with veterinarian clinics to help their pet clients that also have weight and medical issues. Dexter, a mutt, lacked some social skills with the other dogs, but his energy surprised his owner. “He did better than I thought he would do,” said Marlys Smith, who is taking training with Nusbaum for her back pain. Fiesty Tina, a terrier and Chihuahua mix, seemed to bark out commands to her owner Alysia Perkins to keep up the pace. “I enjoyed it and I think she did too because it’s hard to get home after work to play with her,” said Perkins, a personal trainer. “It was a good bonding time,” she said. As the

handling class given by Carol Ackerson, she was very impressed by ChaCha and Bob's movements, of course, ChaCha was the only Cairn in class but Hunter her puppy observed! Lynne suggested stripping ChaCha down to her soft coat, leaving 3/4" furnishings and just tidying up the face. Wow, her leg hair is difficult to remove, some of it anyway. I had been working on ChaCha, but she was overgrown and looks quite different, surely not ready to show for 3-4 months. The poor dear is such a sweetheart, I really don't like taking the course hair from sensitive areas!!!

On my first day of job shadowing I was entirely unsure what I was going to experience and was anxious for the day ahead. This first day consisted largely of my mentor going over the basics of her job, which was completely different from what I originally thought it was. She was quick to tell me that while she does work a lot with animals, she communicates with the owners often to discuss how to properly train their dogs, and to explain why she grooms the dogs the way she does. She also demonstrated to me how teach dogs to perform a variety of behaviors as pictured to the right. My mentor also taught me some of the basics of dog grooming. We discussed how to communicate with clients, how to blow dry a dog, and how to brush a dog. In the image to the right she is demonstrating to me how to brush a dog and how different types of brushes work to remove matts. We often discussed how grooming dogs can improve their

Show dogs have been entertaining people since 1877. Seemingly ordinary household pets were able to be seen for their strengths and unique elegance. What many people don’t know is the effort it takes to find and train the perfect dog. There are many factors that go into correctly training a show dog, one of the most well known show dogs is the labrador retriever. They are an energetic yet gentle animal that is adored by many, but in order to participate in these events they need to meet certain standards.

Three months later, I have now mastered that skill thanks to Dan all of that seemed easy now. This morning we got up early and went into a building. Everyone seemed to know Dan they would smile and wave at him tell one man came over “How has your time off to train your dog gone?”, “Great I think she may be ready”,” We’ll put that to the test today.” Dan put me in a crate where another dog was, we played ball for a few minutes until dave came bag and grabbed me by the collar, he seemed worried and scared something was