It's been a busy busy but productive and great two weeks! If anyone is in need of a paint job..interior or exterior..holler at me. I have perfected my brushing skills whether it be on the exterior of a Methodist Church or the interior of a renovated home (i guess it all really depends on what you consider "perfection") That's what all of my work days have consisted of except for a few scattered projects such as hanging drywall(yikes..) and maybe another that i can't really remember right now.
Big John(he's like 7 feet tall..no joke) is a master painter who came to United Saints 1st St Recovery from California as a volunteer. He took it upon himself (along with a lot of help from Sherwin Williams and volunteers) to repaint the church that the organization is headquartered in. He selected me to be on his team when he saw me on a 24foot ladder changing light bulbs in the multi-purpose room...(I guess Jill's fear of heights skipped me!) So, i've been working with him a lot - it's been a lot of fun and a great learning experience but, i think i'm ready to dabble in a few other things...
Last Saturday was some anniversary for Hand's On New Orleans, one of the biggest relief organizations down here (I worked with them when i went to Biloxi, MS) So it was a day of service and a big celebration after. I helped clear/clean out a garden that will grow fresh vegetables for a local restaurant. After working, a big meal was served and a local high school marching band played (the dancers sure knew how to shake it...that's for sure) We also got a free t-shirt. It's purple!
For one of our service learning projects the team went to go see "Trouble the Water" at a local "theater". The movie is a first hand documentary about the events of a Hurricane Katrina- a woman and her husband found a video camera about a week before the storm and documented everything from days before the storm, during the storm and returning to their neighborhood two weeks after and realizing no one had even inspected the houses yet. It was a huge reality check of why we are here and why the city is the way it is today...such an eye opener! It was nominated this year for an Acadamy Award - didn't win though, I definitely recommend renting it!
Today part of the team went to the Rhythmic Roots and Green Ability Fair to work and spread the NCCC word. While we didn't get a huge response in terms of people being interested in the program, it was a great day to spend outside listening to an African drumming group and a 7 piece brass band! It's been raining all week so having today to spend out in the sun enjoying awesome music and the company of great people was a real treat!
It seems as though all of the days are running together - i find that i like it much better not knowing what day of the week it is or the date. We have been here for three weeks now but it seems way longer! I'm sure once these 8 weeks come to a close it will feel like we just arrived the day before! We still don't know where we are going for second round..but hopefully it will be announced soon!
PEACE&LOVE!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
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Glad you're having so much fun down there, friend!
Badger 2 is back at the Point, and I, for one, miss you!
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