Personal Goals – by Colin

Hello everyone!

This is Colin, and I apologize for not writing a post yet, as free time and wifi have not come on even terms with each other. So as a basic overview of what has happened so far on our trip: Mammoth cave was long, dark and very cool. History is one of my favorite subjects, so the Civil War re-creations and memorials were very interesting. However, the two most important things that I will speak of are my two personal goals: to try various weird foods, and to find the most amusing city names. Generally, for all who do not know me very well, I am very picky with food. I have tried, however, in these two weeks of being on a trip: squid, catfish, a bug, fried pickles, fried oysters, and Kentucky Hotbrown. It's pretty impressive, isn't it? As for amusing city names, I have found two: Murfreesboro, and Chunky. Murfreesboro is funny because I simply cannot say it with a straight face! It sounds like someone tried to rewrite the name Murphy, and failed miserably. I don't even have to say anything about Chunky, as the funny parts should be obvious. However, I will say that the best part about Chunky is that we went on a bridge over CHUNKY RIVER! Ewwww. Why is the river chunky, and with what? 

Eating a bug at the Audubon Insectarium