As I sat there looking at the orange goo on my finger trying to figure out why anyone would want to eat these things, I started to wonder to myself, “Can I really do this? Will I last here?” Cleaning a crab. This is the point when I started to question if I could make it here in Louisiana. I was sitting at a table with wonderful people but all I could think about was how much I missed my family and friends. I had been here just over two months when it hit me that I wasn’t just on a mission trip but that I had moved to Opelousas for the next year. I wasn’t going home. I wasn’t going back to school. I was here…. and I felt alone.
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Once you meet Tavian you probably won’t forget him. His polite deminor is only part of his charm, and his sense of humor will likely lead him into some sort of memorable exchange that will leave you with a smile. If not, his smile will leave you no choice but to smile
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