What a LONG TRIP!
On Friday we boarded the bus at 8 AM and departed from the Wake Forest campus at 8:30 AM. By the time we got checked into the hotel in Birmingham it was 5:30 PM….accounty for the time change this meant we spent 10 hours getting here.
Of course I’ve made this drive so many times before, I always forget how long the first day is. But, in many ways the length of the trip is important because it represents symbolically where we are headed…a LONG way from home 
I spent a good deal of time trying to make phone calls and check voicemails. (Parents: If you don’t hear as often from your student as you’d like, remember that cell phone coverage can be spotty.) As usual, we still have a few details to work out, but as always, things fall into place.
This morning we are having a technology re-fresher led by our expert Susan Smith (accompanied by Lynn Sutton). Soon we’ll be heading downtown so we can tour the 16th St. Baptist church, the Civil Rights Museum, and Kelly Ingram Park. We will be joined by Ms. Peggy Heidi and Judge Helen Shores Lee. I can’t express how grateful we are for their time, especially on Memorial Day weekend. They are busy busy women and that they will spend some time sharing their experiences over decades of living in Birmingham will be so meaningful. And, if all goes well, we’ll stop by to see Angela Davis’ house…she is one of my favorite writers so it is always a goose-pimple inspiring experience for me.
I’m also looking forward to dinner with Cameron Cole, a wonderful Wake alum, who will take us to Dreamland BBQ for dinner…yum yum.
A shout out to Travis & Emma…good luck at your game today, Trav. Have you worn your new swim suit, Emma? (love, Mom)
