A week in ATL

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As many of you know, this week I was shipped off to Atlanta, Georgia for the College Media Awards. An article I wrote was nominated for the interactive infographic I created for it. I ended up not winning the award, but ONU did win a few other awards. Since I didn’t win (I’m totally not bitter), I will be writing about the stuff we did in between the important events.



Sunday:

I arrived at the Columbus airport. We land in Atlanta late at night and take a car to the hotel. We check in and go to sleep.



Monday:

We woke up for the first keynote speaker. He spoke about the history of hip-hop, specifically in Atlanta. He just released a documentary where he interviewed people like Andre 3000 and Ce-lo Green about hip-hop in Atlanta. 

After the speaker we attended the first individual award ceremony where ONU won 1st place and honorable mention in categories that I can’t remember. I attended one more speaker and then we went out to dinner. We settled on Mexican food which was right down the street.



Tuesday:

This was pretty much the same day as Monday. We woke up for the keynote speaker, went to some more speakers, and then got dinner.



Wednesday:

I lost the award. It hurt my feelings. I cried a little bit. We went out to dinner at this really cool jazz restaurant. Everything was going great. Then the restaurant caught on fire. 

There we were, sitting some jambalaya pasta, listening to some live jazz. I start to smell smoke coming from the vents. It wasn’t bad at first, smelling like the heat being turned on for the first time. As time went on, though, the haze began to thicken. I looked up at the vents and saw thick gray smoke pouring out. We evacuated the building and got free dinner. 

Overall it was a good trip, even though I didn’t win. I am happy that ONU got recognized on a national level.

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