Yesterday Jim gave us a tour of NOLA. The part of the tour that I think had the biggest impact on me was visiting the lower ninth ward. When we stood in front of the levee and just looked out at the complete devastation in front of us, the reality of what happened really started to hit me. I feel like I am pretty informed about the situation and the problems NOLA faces due to my own interest and this course, but it finally became real to me when I stood with the levee towering behind me and I tried to picture it toppling over and pouring millions of gallons of water on top of the houses that used to be there. It was just very eerie. And quiet. A real ghost town. And I think I’m really starting to get it.