Day 5, March 19

So today, we were up really early, like 6:15. We had a really quick breakfast, and then headed out to Habitat For Humanity. We worked at a nice white house with purple trim. The houses built here by Habitat are really cool. They all are white with brightly colored trim like blues, greens, purple, everything. Here, Habitat is a bit different than in Worcester. Instead of working on one project at once, there are multiple houses, like 20 or more. Our group was just Rustic Pathways kids, and the supervisor, Sam. We installed siding on the house, installed a door, put on some more trim, and some other things. It was a lot of fun, and it's amazing what the work of average everyday people with no construction experience can accomplish under the leadership and direction of someone who does know what they are doing. The house we worked on is for a 23 year old woman named Imani. She has a 4 year old son, and she is happy to be able to show her son that hard work pays off. For lunch, we had Po-Boys. Po-Boys are basically a sandwich like a sub(hoagie/hero/etc.) Mine was a roast beef Po-Boy. They come dressed(meaning it has veggies, mayo, or condiments etc.) or undressed/naked(plain, just meat) Of course, mine was naked. After we finished work for the day, we came back to the base. On the wa back to the base, we went to SONIC!!!!! We always see commercials for sonic back home, but they are impossible to find. I got a popcorn chicken, and a chocolate malt(which was AMAZING) The way Sonic works is that you pull into a parking spot or up to the drivethru, and if you are in a space, you order into a speaker and pay by credit card, and then they bring your order out to you on roller skates. At the drivethru, they still bring your stuff out to you. Then, we were back at the base relaxing and showering. Dinner was Jambalaya, which was pretty good. No seafood in it, just chicken. After dinner, we drove to the french quarter, where we went to preservation hall for a Jazz performance which was amazing. The musicians were fantastic. The clarinet player was truly outstanding. I really love New Orleans. People here love music, and it's great. After the music, we went back to the base for a good night sleep, and we will sleeep in a bit tomorrow. Nite y'all