Mardi Gras is a time when everyone and everything in the city changes
a time when...
-it is not looked down upon to stuff your face with Popeyes and king
cake all day
-it is acceptable to wear short shorts with boots because of the
constant changing weather
-it is not creepy for the old man next to you to be talking to you
because you both have the common interest of catching beads
-you don't really care what you look like, because "its going to be
dark, right?"
-there is an excuse to be loud and rude because of all the craziness
around
-you see people you know you won't see until next Mardi Gras
-you collect enough beads around your neck that it's hard to breathe
-you meet people you know you will never see again
And when all of the craziness is over, you drive by the same spot you
stood at for days and wonder if that is actually the spot, because
everything and everyone in the city has already changed again
Julia, age 15