Gay Charlotte - Drew - Day 1

So, I'm not really good at the whole blogging thing, but here goes...

Despite day one consisting of 12+ hours of driving, my Alternative Summer Break to the LGBT Resource Center of Charlotte, NC has, so far, been quite eventful. We stopped in Columbia, MO at Steak n’ Shake, where we met an unexpected ally in an older Missourian woman - we made sure to sport our KU apparel the whole time. From there, we continued on our way through St. Louis and saw the Arch, into Illinois, through Kentucky, and into Tennessee.

During that time, we watched Princess Bride, Mitch read “Savage Inequalities”, and Natalie and I finished TWO crossword puzzles without cheating (that much)! Blake rocked the Beyonce, Leah discussed her book’s “llamas”, Ashley got Blake’s hopes up about going to a karaoke joint in Nashville, and Ashley continued driving despite standstill traffic after an eight vehicle accident. 


Then, the entire group cooked up an entire horror story about what would happen if we stopped at a random house along the way for a bathroom break. Long story short, Mitch and I fought over who had to hold the weapon – a club – for which there was much tension, Rachel ran to get the authorities, Natalie and Ashley died, Blake was the killer, and Leah and Blake had a dramatic final battle scene. Sure, it doesn’t have much to do with social advocacy, but it was definitely hilarious.


This trip is going to be awesome.


-Drew Harger