Today was our first day in New Orleans at the different work sites.  The house that I worked on is in the 5th Ward.  There are two houses that are next to each other, that are owned by two sisters.  One of the sisters got money from the Road Home program, but the other sister didn’t, and so you are able to tell the difference between what PNOLA has been able to do with the two houses.  One of the houses has new hardwood floods and just looks nicer than the other.

It started snowing a little while ago which is making me even more excited about heading south! Over the last couple of days we have had discussions about the different issues that ocurred because of hurricane katrina. Everything that we have read and talked about have been extremely informative and will be helpful on our trip. During our time at union we have also been practicing cooking dinner and so far everything has turned out really good. Yesterday we learned how to use powertools and put up drywall which was extremely hlepful.
I am definitely excited and ready to head down south!