Becca Thompson, a recent Lakehill Preparatory School graduate, was settling in to college life at Tulane when Hurricane Gustav decided to drop by.

BWR: When did you leave for college?
[The Saturday before Gusav], I drove down with my mom and one of her friends.

BWR: How many days of class were you able to have?
I only had two days of classes.

BWR: Were you even able to unpack?
No, but that's OK.

BWR: How did you get home to Dallas?
Well, it's a long story. On Thursday, Tulane said we had to evacuate.

BWR: Did anyone stay?
You couldn't. You had to leave. They were checking rooms to make sure everyone was gone.