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elysse
“My dad used to live in Baton Rouge, but I’m from Maryland. I
moved to LSU with my cousins, and I didn’t know anyone else. My
dad showed me around campus a little. I think my favorite spot
is the forest behind the Five. Whenever you go during the day,
nobody is there and it’s like ten degrees cooler than everywhere
else! A few days ago I had an incident where I tried to walk half
a mile with six bags, and I couldn’t get where I wanted to go. I
had to ask somebody to pick me up, so today I decided to use
this cart. My cousin and I unloaded all of the groceries, and I’m
going to return it. I think it’s really hot here, but for the most
part it’s pretty nice!”