Jonathan Pierce is a sophomore athletic training major. Here is a post written by Jonathan himself. I decided to come on this trip because of the awesome experience I had last year on the Luckyday discovery trip to Washington, DC. I wanted to take advantage of this great opportunity to explore different parts of the…

Paige Braddy, a freshman scholar, is from Picayune, MS. She is a biology major. Her interest in going on the trip grew when she heard about the chance to visit to Muir Woods and the opportunity to see national parks. She loves hiking and being on trails. On Monday, when the group arrived in Yosemite…

Trying to pack as much as we could into this trip, we were only in Yosemite for about 24 hours. But ask any student, and they will tell you that we saw and experienced just as much as if we had been there for a couple days. As soon as we arrived, we threw our…

Kelly Mitchell is a biological sciences major from Madison, MS. The furthest west this sophomore Luckyday Scholar has traveled is New Mexico.  In Yosemite National Park, Kelly enjoyed climbing on the rocks near the Yosemite Lower Falls. She likes being in nature, walking on trails, and enjoying the beauty of the park. She wasn’t too…

Kaleigh White is a sophomore from Columbia majoring in speech pathology.  She has never been to California, but this is not her first time out west. Her grandparents live in Arizona and she went on an M-Fuge trip to New Mexico in 2011. Kaleigh decided to go on this discovery trip so she could experience…

We spent all day Sunday exploring fabulous sites around San Francisco: Lombard Street, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Muir Woods. We’ve also explored another important part of traveling: trying new foods! San Francisco has no shortage of great restaurants, from kitchy dives to 5-star establishments. The students are being adventurous and finding some tasty places…

Pat Smith Executive Director of the Luckyday Foundation Pat and her husband, David, have been on 5 trips with Luckyday Scholars spanning the last 10 years. Most recently, they traveled to Washington, DC on last year’s discovery trip. Mrs. Pat said the destination this year was fabulous draw, but being able to spend time with…

Aaliyah Cole is a sophomore biological science major.  Aaliyah loves to travel. Her family doesn’t get to travel much, so she was excited to have this opportunity. She brought her Canon Powershot so she can take lots of pictures that she can share with her family once she returns. We are 24 hours into the…

Jasmine Spears is a freshman majoring in nursing. Fun fact: Yesterday was the first time she has ridden on a plane! Before this trip, the most western state she has visited is Louisiana, and she has never been out of the southeast. In thinking about this trip, she was interested in seeing a new part…