NOLA Active Life

Juese Wang

Hometown: New Orleans

Major: Marketing and Legal Studies

Email: jwang7@tulane.edu

Your freshmen year is just around the corner and I bet you can’t wait to see what the buzz is all about! 

At Tulane University, your social life will be filled to the brim with the great nightlife of New Orleans, the French Quarter, Mardi Gras, Camellia Grill, Crawfest, Jazz Fest, The Riverwalk, Dat Dog, Canal Place, and exploring this fabulous city. At the center of these activities are food…food… food… and MORE food! Strawberry lemonades, pounds of crawfish, jambalaya, beignets, po’boys, Canes, Snowballs, king cake, gumbo, and undoubtedly more than a few Bruff trips to round out your New Orleans College diet.

While it’s great to enjoy the countless activities and delicious cuisine New Orleans has to offer, it’ll be a smart idea to take a step back every now and then and see what you’re feeding your body. That strawberry lemonade is yummy…. but do you know how much sugar is in it? And who can resist a fried oyster po’boy?! But what is it doing to your heart? Just being mindful of what the food you’re putting into your body consists of is a great start to avoiding that fabled freshman 15. 

In addition to being aware of what you’re munching on every day, get active with your life! Tulane is located in the uptown area of New Orleans and is just minutes away from Audubon Park.  It has running and biking roads lined with exquisite oak trees, lagoons, and if that’s not enough incentive for you…did I mention the ducks and swans just chilling there? Yeah, this is real life. Now get moving!

If you’re more of an indoor person (read: treadmills, cross trainers, weigh room…) Tulane’s got you covered. The Reily Student Recreation Center has 5 basketball/volleyball courts, 7 racquetball/squash courts, 2 tennis courts, a 7000 square foot weight room, an Olympic sized swimming pool, an elevated indoor track, multi-purpose aerobic rooms, a cardio area, a spinning room, a social pool, a sundeck, an outdoor track…Feel free to stop me at any time! With all those options available at just a walking distance away, you have no excuse to not get moving! And if your excuse is that you’ll miss the newest episode of How I met Your Mother…. 1). Reily has T.V.s pretty much like it’s a Best Buy and 2). If you didn’t find out in the first 7 seasons, chances are…. Ted is still ranting on about that wonderfully elusive mother of his children.