Day 7, March 21

Today is our last day here in the beautiful city of New Orleans, Louisiana. This morning we had grits for breakfast. They are kinda like oatmeal, but different. You mix different things like cheese, bacon, seasoning, and it tastes good. After breakfast, we went to a community garden, and worked there for the day. We did a lot of weeding, and a bit of planting. We came back to the base, and people showered, and we had a small water balloon fight. It was really warm, but not too many people wanted to do it. It was still fun though. After hanging out, a bunch of people and I went driving around in the van to take pictures. We drove through the ninth ward where there is a lot of destruction from Katrina. We walked around for a little while, and took a ton of pictures. We met a man named Claude, who has lived in New Orleans since 1966, right after hurricane Betsy, the last huge hurricane to hit New Orleans. He has moved back into his house, and has done almost all of his rebuilding. He was really nice, and said that if we were walking through there tomorrow, then we would have been invited to a crawfish boil. The people here are sooooooo friendly, and love to socialize. Dinner tonight was fajitas. Chicken, and peppers Mom, I'm still alive after eating veggies! They were pretty good. After dinner, we jus hung out, and mom, there is a little surprise for you when I see you......don't hate me. We are having a lot of fun, and I think later tonight we are having a dance party. Sadly tomorrow, I have to return back to cold Boston weather. I will post tomorrow before takeoff. Nite!