Today was a good day all around. It started out pretty rough because we got lost getting to our work site and were in the van for 2 hours. I think we listened to almost every song on Lindsey’s ipod but at least we can entertain ourselves. Our work today (well for 12 of us) was to paint the interior of a house fun. I really like painting, especially fun colors. One room was painted almost the exact shade of blue that I painted my room in Sandy Hook so I was happy to work on that room. We had about 20 people working in this house and now it’s basically done except for a few second coats and trim work. It took about an hour to get back to our house because we had to pick up people from another site and we cannot go anywhere without getting at least a little lost. But we were actually the first ones back so showers/snacks/internet are at our disposal. Tonight we have our group ‘affordable housing’ meeting where we teach each other about what we researched and then a bunch of us are going to get some Indian food on Magazine street and hopefully some gelato as well.
One thing I’ve noticed about New Orleans is that the houses are very diverse in terms of income level. I mean that it seems as if a variety of social classes live in the same neighborhoods which I think is awesome. I think it’s a great way to grow up. I saw that today the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to use race as a factor in determining what schools kids can go to (in 2 districts I believe). I’m not sure what I think about this yet, I need to read more about it. Any thoughts?
Much love.
5 comments:
Hey Cait!!!
I just got back from my trip, and I've been trying to catch up on your blog. :) Will write more later.
Glad you're having fun and doing such great work.
Love you,
~Aims
Hey Caitlin,
Sounds like a wonderful summer. I'm so glad you've got a group thing going - teaching each other and helping each other. I'm a bit envious, being in a "real life" type of gig.
Say, how come you're the only one trying to show leg in the picture? Or is that just attitude?
Keep on truckin'
Uncle John
John, she's just trying to show off her tan line and her favorite pair of shorts.
Cait, do you mean race can't determine what public school they go to? or does that have to do with affirmative action? I'd be interested in what you learned about that.
Keep saving the world one century at a time. (like my biking lingo?)
Love,
Lexi
Ginny,
What tan? She's like a ghost in a group of Hispanics!!!!
Love,
Uncle John
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