Day 2: On the Road...All Day

We headed out of Baton Rouge bright and early Saturday morning. We slept most of the time and watched movies. We had a good trip with great weather. We spent the night in Knoxville, TN. The highlight of the day was a festive Mexican dinner at a local restaurant. Some of us even enjoyed virgin margaritas and virgin daiquiris!

Day 1: Orientation and Getting Reacquainted

We spent the evening getting reacquainted with our friends we made in March at the Leadership Conference. We had a great dinner at the hotel and Mrs. Sandy went over the itentary and what we can expect in the upcoming week. Katherine last year's Youth Leadership Council representative came to talk about her Youth Tour trip and all the doors it opened for her this past year. We ended the night hanging out and swimming. We even enjoyed a game of Marco Polo in the pool. The trip is off to a great start! Stay tuned and check out our photo gallery at http://youthtour.smugmug.com/

Photo Gallery

Each day I will be posting photos to the Youth Tour Photo gallery. Go to the following website: http://youthtour.smugmug.com/ and click on 2008 Youth Tour Gallery. Then click on Louisiana. Enjoy! Also stay tuned to this blog.

Pack as Light as Possible

I know we are going to be gone for a long time, but remember we have to unload the bus serveral times. You might want to call your roommates and see if there are any items you all can share. You do not need to pack towels or hair dryers...the hotel provides those items. The only time you may need a towel or wet wipes is on Thursday when we are traveling home on the bus because we do not stop at a hotel that night.

Have we mentioned before to pack comfortable shoes? Yes I know you are tired of hearing us say that, but it's the most important item you will pack for this trip.

A great way to help you pack for this trip is to use the iternary along with the dress code guide Mrs. Sandy gave you. Then decide what you are going to wear for each day.

Pack for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in a small carry on bag and then pack the rest of the week in a larger bag.

Electronic Device Policy

Sometimes we just need a reminder--
Items such as cell phones, Ipod/mp3 players, laptops, DVD players etc. should only be used during appropriate times. Electronic devices should never be used while a chaperone is giving instructions, during elected official visits, meals, touring, or presentations. A chaperone will advise you when it is appropriate to use such items. Personal cell phone calls should only be made/received in your rooms before breakfast or at night after room check. (It is probably a good idea to let your parents know that you will only call them in the evenings once you have returned to your room.) We recommend you bring your cell phones with you only for emergency purposes or to assist the chaperones or other groups in locating each other. Keep in mind if you do not recognize a number calling you it may be a chaperone trying to get in touch with you.

Disobeying this policy will result in you losing your cell phone the remainder of the trip. As well has having to call your parents to inform them why you no longer have a cell phone during the trip.

Movies

We will be bringing some movies for everyone to watch while we travel. Here is a list of movies we will have. If you have some movies in your collection that are not listed and you would like to bring them with you email Ms. Addie and she will post them to the blog so everyone doesn't bring the same movies. Remember the movies must be rated G, PG or PG 13 only. Remember to stay tune to the blog because I will post any movies that we add to the list!

2 Fast 2 Furious PG-13
Alvin and the Chipmunks PG
Are We Done Yet PG
Are We There Yet PG
Around the Word in 80 Days PG
Austin Powers PG-13
Bee Movie PG
Big Momma's House 2 PG-13
Bruce Almighty PG-13
Cars G
Cast Away PG-13
City Slickers PG-13
Cool Runnings PG
Diary of a Mad Black Woman PG-13
Envy PG-13
Ernest Goes to Africa PG
Ernest Goes to Camp PG
Ernest Goes to Jail PG
Ernest in the Army PG
Ernest Scared Stupid PG
Finding Nemo G
George of the Jungle 2 PG
Ghostbusters PG
Gone in 60 Seconds PG-13
Goosebumps Cry of the Cat G
Grease PG
Happy Feet PG
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire PG-13
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban PG
Herbie Fully Loaded G
Ice Age the Meltdown G
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade PG-13
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark PG
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom PG
Inspector Gadget PG
Inspector Gadget 2 G
Jaws PG
Jaws the Revenge PG-13
Jurassic Park 3 PG-13
Lilo & Stitch 2 PG
Live Free or Die Hard PG-13
Madagascar PG
Narnia PG
National Treasure PG
Princess Diaries 2 G
Radio PG
Rush Hour PG-13
RV PG
Shrek the Third PG
Slam Dunk Ernest PG
Spider Man 2 PG-13
Surf's Up PG
The Day After Tomorrow PG-13
The Princess Diaries G
The Pursuit of Happyness PG-13
The Sandlot PG
The Sandlot Heading Home PG
The Toy PG
Three Amigos PG
Top Gun PG
Tower of Terror PG
Transformers PG-13
Tremors PG-13
Tremors After Socks PG-13
Weekend at Bernie's 2 PG
Wild Hogs PG-13
13 Going on 30 PG-13
Ace Ventura Pet Detective PG-13
Ace Ventura When Nature Calls PG-13
Alex and Emma PG-13
Big Daddy PG-13
Curious George G
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels PG
French Kiss PG-13
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days PG-13
Last Holiday PG-13
Legally Blonde II PG-13
Meet Joe Black PG-13
Meet the Fockers PG-13
Mona Lisa Smile PG-13
Mr. Deeds PG-13
My Big Fat Greek Wedding PG
National Geographic Arlington Field of Honor G
National Geographic Inside the White House G
National Geographic Air Force One G
National Geographic Inside the Pentagon G
Night at the Museum PG
No Reservation PG
Oceans 11 PG-13
Oceans 12 PG-13
Open Season PG
Out to Sea PG-13
Over the Hedge PG
Robin Hood Men in Tights PG-13
Rudy PG
Runaway Bride PG
Space Balls PG
The Best of the Beverly Hillbillies TV Show G
The Beverly Hillbillies PG
The Hunt for Red October PG
The Little Rascals PG
The Nutty Professor PG-13
The Terminal PG-13
The Wedding Planner PG-13
Tommy Boy PG-13
Uncle Buck PG
What Women Want PG-13
Without a Paddle PG-13

Smithsonian Tours

We will be spending one afternoon at the Smithsonian. This link: http://www.si.edu/ is a great tool for you to use to plan what you would like to see while touring. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Addie. She has several guide books with information about the different museums.