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Benjamin G.

Alumnus at Tulane University

Class of 2018

Current: Panama City Beach, FL

bgriswol@tulane.edu

Major: Neuroscience


My favorite NOLA festival is...

My favorite NOLA festival is Crawfest, but I may be biased since I am on the board to run it. Off campus I love the oyster festival because oysters are one of my favorite foods and they have such an incredible variety of oyster tasting options.

I chose Tulane because...

I chose Tulane because I was looking for a medium sized school that catered to small class sizes. As soon as I stepped on campus I fell in love with the beauty of the campus and how nice all the people were. These things led to me choosing Tulane and I haven't looked back!

My favorite spots in New Orleans are...

As an EMT who works with New Orleans EMS I get to see a lot of really interesting places that we break at between calls. One of my favorite places is this little donut shop out by the lake that we always try and stop at while on shift. It's always packed, even at 3 in the morning. We also post for calls at the fire station on Decatur and I love sitting with the guys looking down into the Quarter and just watching everyone come through our city. Off duty I am a huge foodie, so I always love finding new food places across the city. One of my favorites is Saint Roch Market. They rotate food vendors throughout the year and there is a Korean-Cajun fusion place that is incredibly delicious.

Favorite Tulane class/professor...

My favorite Tulane class has been The History of Eating and Drinking. We explored how different cultures have viewed food and drink throughout the centuries. We ended the class looking at all the different food influences that have helped develop the creole cuisine of New Orleans. It was fascinating because as we moved from time period to time period a different professor from the History department would guest lecture.

I'm passionate about...

Medicine Flying fishing Emergency Medical Services

I'm involved with...

Crawfest Tulane EMS GWA Game Day Management Event Planning Delta Tau Delta New Orleans EMS Flying
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