We are half way through our adventure in Louisiana, having moved to Dulac this morning.  Today I am asking the class to blog their thoughts on two questions:

1. What did you learn this week about the situation here in New Orleans that you didn’t expect or hadn’t thought about or were surprised by?
2. What have you learned this week about service? What kind of volunteers do the groups we’ve worked with need?  How is good service distinguished from just ‘volunteering’?

I’ve been working on this house the past two days with 6 students from the class.  Sheetrocking is hard work — the stuff is heavy, and none of these homes have square corners.  But, we are getting pretty good at it and just about finished it all today, Tuesday, our second day.  The Americorps workers were hot on our tail with the taping and mudding.  Tomorrow, we’ll be doing that, too.  It’s been in the 30’s each morning, pretty cold for this kind of work. But, can’t complain when we hear about sub-zero temps back home.

This marks the beginning of the new class’ adventure doing community service in Louisiana.  We fly out on Sunday morning, hopefully with good weather and on-time flights.  Everyone will be adding their first thoughts tonight and tomorrow as we anticipate these next two weeks.  Let’s do it!!!

[The banner photo is sunset on the bayou at Dulac, LA. Such beauty!]