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Taco'ing to Strangers

CEDAR CITY, Utah --This past Tuesday, I gathered a diverse group of student with different cultural background to experience one of Cedar City's best local Mexican restaurants called Lupitas.

One of the best things about SUU is the cultural diversity that gives this place a worldly energy. A place that no matter your cultural background you can find your place among caring and supportive community members. If just for a moment you feel lost, there is someone their to walk this new path with you and guide you. Its part of the reason I chose Taco Tuesday as a way to guide anyone who walking alone in the unknown to a place of the known.

At first Taco Tuesday was just another reason to eat tacos like Cinco De Mayo or Quinceneras. It was a reason to meet up with friends and spend pocket change on delicious tacos. Even though Taco Tuesday has a catchy ring to it and that would be the preferred day to grab some tacos but a lot of people have busy work days on Tuesdays. So bringing the concept of tacos to a whole other level by just making it reason to meet up expands the idea of tacos. When people hear tacos they hear snack size food that doesn't take much effort. So go grab one today.

It's not a five star restaurant that requires fancy attire or intellectual conversation. Instead you can be hunched over your table biting into a carne asada taco while listening to them talk about donating plasma at Grifols the local donating center. Yummy! right?

Recently a group of students from different backgrounds joined together at Lupitas to enjoy the company of others while eating delicious food. Now you see not everyone ordered tacos but the idea was to get people together from different lifestyles with the intention to find out new things about each other or to just simply catch up. We had the Valedictorian Jason, the Tech Savvy Genius Ian, the Photographer Stephanie, Students Representative Dom and the turtle loving Alyssa. All of different races and religious backgrounds. As I sat and looked around me I enjoyed watching the happy expressions on everyone faces, the laughter that followed and finally the satisfaction of their first bite. The energy was so positive we could charge up a Prius. It's moments like these I wish would never end. It's the sense of belonging everyone looks for whether they realize it or not.

What I'm getting at, is that a lot of people have a  problem meeting new people in a new town so my advice is begin a trend that many people are not familiar with and blow it up. Stand behind it and embrace it. If your a fan of wings, get the wheels turning with " Wing Wednesday" or for beer lovers "Thirsty Thursday"is the way to go but whatever it is make sure your actually enjoy it and believe everything you say about it.

Never think your alone. Just remember, when in doubt just ask someone out for tacos and most likely they'll say yes.
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