Who Dat Fever

This is probably the best time to be in New Orleans because of the Superbowl victory and the Mardi Gras festivities. And I must admit I have gained more and more love for this city this month than all last semester, but Nawlins continues to bewilder me. I specifically avoided watching the game on Sunday for various reasons. My French teacher last semester jokingly chastised her students for going crazy in support of the Saints when we are not even from here. And a classmate in my Spanish class mentioned how bandwagon fans irk him. I didn't want to be ecstatically in support of the Saints just because everybody else was. Sure it is a good excuse to celebrate, but I can be honest and say the Superbowl victory meant very little to me compared to natives. And my friend from Metairie even threatened me with exile outside the state of Louisiana for not showing enough support, but then she understood my reasons. And did anyboy hear who won the mayoral elections last Saturday? There are probably still people living here who don't know who won. Mitch Landrieu happened to win, but the Superbowl victory outshadowed the elections. I am just in love with this city but it never fails to make me wonder.