7:00-Photograph Rebuilding New Orleans Organization
11:00-Ate at Mother's (good food)
2:00-Critique
3:30-Algiers neighborhood
8:00-order pizza and edit photos
Reactions: This morning we woke up early and met a man named Jon, who is with the organization Rebuilding New Orleans. He walked us through three neighborhoods and their warehouse. The first person we met was Sidney, who's house is located in the Holy Cross neighborhood. The construction on his house is soon to be finished and he will be living in it soon! Our second location was in the upper 9th ward. We did not meet the home owners, but we did meet the volunteers who were helping to tear down the damaged house. The third house was owned by Miss Gibbs; she had just moved into her new home the day before we visited her. This women welcomed 15 strangers into her home! She may be one of the strongest women i may ever meet while I was there; she had lost everything two and half years ago and she was thankful for what she had. She was left with no family and without a crack in her voice she left us her thoughts; to take it one day a time. Miss Gibbs taught us all something that day; I guarantee we all walked away with a fond memory of a sweet old lady who through diversity refused to be brought down.
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