When we first arrived, I expected to have plenty of time to blog and write about my experiences here. Not knowing anyone in the area and needing to pinch pennies, I figured we had nothing to do and abundant free time.
In the week since then, we have learned so much, met so many great people and heard so many great stories that it doesn't leave much time to share them. I haven't written as much in this blog as I would have liked.
We're still at Camp Hope, and loving meeting and getting to know the local residents and traveling volunteers. Here's a random sample of the great folks creating a wonderful, diverse and strong volunteer community:
John Wilkes Booth (real name) is a local resident who cooks gallons of gumbo and red beans and rice for the volunteers every weekend. He taught us how to make gumbo, told us about the local festivals of note and teased us with barbecued oysters.
Mike Cheng is my site supervisor. He was a junior architect in New York City, and he moved down here about a year ago. He has been living in Camp Hope ever since, and he is a wonderful worker, teacher and inspiration. He plans to keep working here until after Mardi Gras. I hope to learn from him until he leaves, then maybe take over his position as finishing expert.
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I'll try your gumbo, but I should warn you that I've had the "Gumbo with Meat" MRE. And once you've had that, nothing else really measures up.
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