Home Sweet Home

Good to see those BPC buses roll into the parking lot.

Thank you to all the One America supporters. We had another phenomenal experience.

Boarding in Baltimore

Southwest flight 614 is on time due to arrive in Hartford at 4:45.

Full moon over the marketplace

Steph Z. poses outside one of the stores. We have very little time for shopping, perhaps tomorrow we can get some in before we depart for the airport.

Delightful Performer

The staff at the hospital are so informative. Did you know they perform CAT Scans and MRIs and brain surgery on the turtles?

Jess and a Sea Turtle

Several tanks house the turtles during their rehabilitation. Conditions that will bring turtles in include cold shock, ingesting plastic items, damage from propellers, among others.

Sea Turtle Rehab Hospital

The South Carolina Aquarium volunteers give us a presentation on the seven varieties of sea turtles.

Leaping for Joy

One more jump before we leave.

January Plunge

We can't resist a quick dip in the water.

Starfish

In the tidal pools.

Getting into Beach Mode

Bring your ponytails and get ready to sweep the beach.

Heading Ashore

Flags of Ft. Sumter

Ft. Sumter

One of three artillery shells ( between Nikki and Nat) still embedded in fort wall. Walls are 5-7 feet thick.

Dolphins Off the Side of the Ferry

This morning we head out to Ft. Sumter As we wrap up our history course, we are coming full circle to where the Civil War began. Sunny and 72 degrees.

Michelina Shows Us the Way

For some of us that had never shucked before, Michelina, who grew up going to Cape Cod, was a key instructor.

Steaming Oysters

When you order a tray of oysters they give you a number and then you go outside and under the building to collect your steamed bits of heaven. They are steamed under wet burlap (the mound on the right.)

On the half shell

All around the restaurant are piles and piles of oyster shells.

Sunset at Bowens Island

We race to the tip of the island just in time for sunset.

Crack 'E Teet

On the Gullah Tour in Charleston we learn about Gullah language and the African American experience in Charleston. The above expression means "don't gossip".

The Marshall House

Our hotel was a former Civil War hospital. Haunted, of course.

Ghost Tour

No visit to America's most haunted city would be complete without a ghost tour. Ours is a two hour walking tour. We hear many tales of unexplained sightings and murder. The Mercer house from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is included. The number of tragedies associated with this house makes it hard to fathom why Jim Williams' sister still lives in the house.

We are encouraged by the guide to take photos of windows to see if orbs or unexplained shadows appear. You be the judge.

The Pirate House

Dinner this evening comes complete with a swashbuckling pirate who describes the history of the several buildings that now make up the restaurant- one of which is the oldest building in Savannah. Tunnels under the building used to lead all the way to the river some several thousand feet away.

Bonaventure Cemetery

The cemetery is located on more than 100 acres. Johnny Mercer and Conrad Aiken are two of the most well-known people buried on this site.

Route to River Street

This is how steep the stairs are leading to the Savannah waterfront.

Rest of group

At Huey's. Fabulous beignets with praline sauce, shrimp and grits, praline cheesecake, bread pudding, good eating.

Lunch at Huey's

Fabulous New Orleans cuisine.

Marshall House

Breakfast in the hotel atrium. It is 66 degrees and sunny. Sorry!

Arrive in Savannah

After the hike up Stone Mt. We watch Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (after reading the book for class)to get some good juju for Savannah.

Only a cut out of Paula Deen greets us at The Lady and Sons for dinner. So disappointing!

Team Effort

We all make it up the 1.4 mile hike. Down is surprisingly hard on the sheer rock.

Made it!

Shelby celebrates at the top. It is a beautiful day in the mid-50's.

Close to the Summit

The mountain is composed of primarily quartz monzonite formed as a result of the upwelling of magma from within the earth's crust. It is so steep that the last few feet has a handrail. In the distance is Atlanta.

Barnyard at the Plantation

Goats and sheep captivate. Hercules is the goat in the center. Jodi and Nikki fall for him.

Ashley M. And Savannah

In front of the plantation barn.

Dickey House

An Antebellum Plantation at Stone Mountain, GA. We learn that ladies came up and down steps on the right and men on the left. So ladies ankles would be protected from men's eyes.

Waffle House

Chadsey orders hash browns "scattered" topped with gravy and chili. Hmmm!?

We're ready for a hike now!

Volunteer Staff at Aquarium

Here they are, the heroes that stayed overnight with us. Fantastic crew. You must, must, must go to the aquarium if you are in Atlanta!

Finally, Authentic Southern Food

We've been eating a lot of sandwiches. Excited to be here for some mud bugs, cinnamon rolls and fried green tomatoes.

Good time had by all

At the Community Food Bank. Good work team!

The Labeler

Is Stephanie K.

Boxes must all have same contents

Dry milk, cans of tomatoes, peaches, apple juice, macaroni, beans and cereal. Each station is responsible for one item.

Ready to roll

We perform community service at the Atlanta Food Bank. We box up 425 boxes of food weighing 13,600 lbs to serve 9,066 senior citizens during our shift.

Brief briefing

From Hadiza Saad who is a current BPC student performing her internship at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. She is working with the Rotavirus Surveillence Team to genotype strains of rotavirus, the number one cause of diarrhea in children worldwide resulting in thousands of deaths per year.

Grammy Winner

What did Carter win it for? Send a comment if you know.

Nobel Peace Prize

Best Tour Guide

Tony Clark provided an animated narrative of the Carter Museum with lots of good anecdotes.

Within the Middle East exhibit

Brittany Turner and Shelby. Brittany is visiting her mon in Atlanta for break. She is a past One America traveler from Birmingham to New Orleans.

Within the Carter Museum

A gift from a fellow leader. Carter's uplifted hand is a constellation of ships.

Director of Educational Opps.

At the Carter Center, Lauren, takes us more specifically through the internship opps through the Center and the five principles of the center. When Guinea Worms are compared to angel hair pasta we may never eat it again.

Next stop

Is the Carter Center. Dr. John Hardman is the Executive Director and he gives us a briefing on the important work of the Center. He has worked closely with former President Carter for the past 23 years. Thank you, Judy Collins, for making this introduction.

Chadsey gets up close

What an awe inspiring sight to wake up and face a whole wall of sharks, rays, grouper...and more.