some reflections

Tonight we watched a 1 1/2 hour documentary about New Orleans. It was made by a couple living in the 9th ward, who stayed in their home during the hurricane. It was pretty eye-opening, and I think it sobered us all up a bit about what we're getting ourselves into. We are all excited to do service work, and we are also excited to experience the culture and atmosphere of New Orleans. We're just taking it a little more seriously now. And it's much easier to appreciate what we have here. Right now at the girl scout camp, we have hot running water, plenty of food and it's easy to have good hygiene. We have wi-fi!!! This place is a ritzy hotel compared to our home in 9H in Perry Point, but it's a palace compared to what other people have.

Although I'm sad that I'm out of the loop in all things pop culture and politics in the world right now, I'm also very thankful for the simplicity of life. I get up, work hard, get to see how much we accomplished, spend a little time with the team, go to bed, and do the same thing the next day.

We are already signed up for volunteer work at Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, and Habitat for Humanity. These are all projects we will complete on weekends and sometimes on week nights, as part of our ISP hours. I'm thinking I want to sign up for as many Habitat projects as possible, because I can see already that construction is my favorite thing to do. I'm definitely excited to acquire more skills in this trade. :)

Well it's late and we're all tired. I'll try to post more when I can...