How natural are natural disasters? Are disasters equal opportunity or do some people suffer disproportionally due to income, race, ability, age, gender or other reasons? This blog serves as a collective place for the thoughts of students and faculty in the IS201 Disaster and Diversity course at Wartburg College as they participate in a service-learning course to New Orleans. The blog began with the 2011 IS201 Disaster and Diversity Course.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
This city girl....
Today was an amazing day even though this city girl had a rough start. Seeing the wetlands at its worst and people who have dedicated their lives to making a change for nature is something thats unforgettable. Today was day 2 for the wetlands and it was hard but I have come to realize that people that have some faith in what they believe in will achieve. Got a couple of 1st on the beginning of this service trip. My 1st time seeing alligators, riding in an air boat, & getting bit by red ants. Lol. When this service trip ends it wont be the end of my journey. So what do I do now? Being interactive from home. Wherever home may be I can do things to contribute to the on-going efforts here in New Orleans to essentially restore the peoples faith for there city. As this week continues I will continue to be open minded and remember what this week is all about. Allowing myself to experience only a portion of what is going on and what still needs to be done is something that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. Loving New Orleans and all of the wonderful people I get to share this life experience with.
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