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Here’s my buddy, give her a round of applause!!!!!

NOLA Buddies

By AE
When I first heard I was getting NOLA (New Orleans Louisiana) buddies, I was so excited. It was like a dream come true. It is really fun having a NOLA buddy. You can write to them and share all of the interesting things that have happened to you. You can also write about your feelings. I have two buddies that are both really great. They both have a great sense of humor. One a boy and the other a girl. The boy really likes to play sports and write. Just like me!!! And the girl likes to make jokes. Again: Just like me. Both of my buddies are 9, there school is in Uptown New Orleans, and there school is named The Lusher School. Right now, our buddies are making a nursery for trees. How cool is that! The trees that they are growing are called Southern Bald cypress trees. You can find them in wetlands if you look closely. The reason they are growing these are because the Bald cypress tree is starting to disappear. One reason why that is a beaver like animal called the nutrea is gnawing them down. A couple weeks ago my teacher went to New Orleans to visit our class’s buddies. When she came back she brought with her videos of our buddies and… A king’s cake!!!! A king’s cake is a cake that is shaped like a big oval. It also has different colored sugars on it. The most exciting thing about the king’s cake is that there is a tiny, plastic baby inside the cake. Whoever gets the baby in their slice of cake is like a king/queen. But they have to something good for the community. Some of the things he/she could do are: Example, bring in a special food for the community or they could do helpful community service. The kings cake also very, very delicious! Now all there is to say is that I’m so glad that I have NOLA buddies.

That was my buddy, AE, and I just went to my lower school, First Program, and we had a fun time. We visited old teachers, had a snack, and really had a lot of fun. My buddy has two buddies in New Orleans and they are doing a project with them.