User:Lamiles29

Hello! My name is Laura Miles and I am currently taking online classes while working full time as a nanny. I was a student at SLU from 2008-2011 working on my bachelors in Nursing. I took off the past year to work and I am now taking a few undergrad classes to get back into the swing of things. I chose this course becuase I took a US history class at SLU that covered the years up until 1865, and wanted to take a class that would cover the years following the Civil War. I enjoy learning about history but mostly took courses about ancient and early civilizations. I hope to learn from this course how the events from our early history have shaped the country we live in today. My favorite vacation was when I travelled to Seattle, WA and Vancouver with my cousin Missy. We took a day trip into Canada and went whale watching on a boat that was in the movie Free Willy. It took an hour to ride out to the location but it was well worth it. We saw two pods of about 10 Orchas. They swam multiple times under our boat and they were so close that if you reached over the side of the boat you would be able to touch one. The captain said this was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I am very greatful to have had the chance to witness this event.