Arriving
We did leave at 5am after packing bags in the cold for an hour, Benny claimed to have packed the bags after leaving half of them in the Benson Circle. Thanks to Aaron’s swift driving to Charlotte we stayed ahead of schedule (He should join NASCAR). Tuscalosa, Mississippi was a welcome relief from the road especially the impromptu tour of Mississippi State University which by the way has a beautiful campus (whoever sits in the drivers seat needs to have their map skills on point). We did have an interesting discussion on the way there about marriage with prenuptial agreements and separate checking accounts being the non-negotiable factors. I am excited about the trip and I really don’t know what to expect in a sense I am at odds as to the extent of poverty in America compared what I have experienced but at the same time the dynamics of inequality in Africa do not pertain to those in America. Education is the foundation of success in America and the fact that the educational experience of an industrialized and developing country are both realities in America baffles me. I am ecstatic about meeting the high school students in Stephens tomorrow.