A Tourist in Fort Worth

This past week I was visited by Kristina, one of my good friends that I met through study abroad. She flew down from New York for her second trip to Texas. Having friends visit is always fun, because it gives me the opportunity to play tourist in my own city. I managed to cross many locations off my ever-growing list of places to go to before I graduate. On Thursday evening we put on our boots and headed to the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo which was followed by dancing at Billy Bob's, the world's largest honky tonk. We spent the weekend days shopping in Dallas and nights at the piano bar and salsa club in downtown Fort Worth.

On Sunday morning we watched the cattle drive in the Stockyards, which is obviously geared toward visitors, but I think it's cool that they still do it daily, and I can at least say I've been to it now. Afterwards we brunched at the Modern Art Museum and then browsed the permanent collection there. I'm no modern art aficionado, but I was amused looking at the pieces with light-hearted friends who were also uninterested in over-analyzing every brush stroke.

It was so great reuniting with one of my Semester at Sea friends after a year of being apart. We had a fun-filled week together, catching up and laughing about old times. I hope her trips to Texas becomes an annual tradition and that our reunions become more frequent than every 12 months!