I spent the day (Thursday) working at Sandy's house. One thing she said was how she looks for the little blesses in life and appreciates them. We painted several rooms in her house and laid some flooring down. The week started off pretty stressful and a little hectic but these last few days have been amazing. Sandy is a pretty amazing women and meeting her was an enriching experience. One of my favorite times at her house is when we were waiting for Paul to come pick us up. She gave us Mardi Gras beads and showed us several different butterfly cocoons. She also took us to see her un-official ducks and birds. One of them was huge and wagged its tail like a dog! This amused me to no ends while witnessing it. All the while she shared her amazing stories of New Orleans and her life. I would love to spend more time just listening to her stories and learning about random things.
There has been many blessings outside this experience on this trip. We have played hours of NINJA! Its a game where people try to slap each others hands during their turn all the while being frozen in ninja poses. I have also gotten to know many other students that would never had the chance to. Every time one vists a new place or new people, new foods seem to follow! Some foods i had off the top of my head were Jambalaya, duck neck, beignets and spicy peanuts. Another awesome experience was geocaching in the French Quater ( beautiful!) and getting to go on top of a building to get one. Seeing New Orleans from 400 ft off the ground was priceless. We also meet some students from Ohio Northern and it has been great getting to know them all! There is really to many memories and moments to recount on here! Though i didn't get to work on people's houses as much as i desired or expect, the amount i did get to was well worth it. We may only be a page in the life of these women's lives (Sandy's and Betty's) but i know it has been a blessing in my life as well as theirs.
~ Kevin
There has been many blessings outside this experience on this trip. We have played hours of NINJA! Its a game where people try to slap each others hands during their turn all the while being frozen in ninja poses. I have also gotten to know many other students that would never had the chance to. Every time one vists a new place or new people, new foods seem to follow! Some foods i had off the top of my head were Jambalaya, duck neck, beignets and spicy peanuts. Another awesome experience was geocaching in the French Quater ( beautiful!) and getting to go on top of a building to get one. Seeing New Orleans from 400 ft off the ground was priceless. We also meet some students from Ohio Northern and it has been great getting to know them all! There is really to many memories and moments to recount on here! Though i didn't get to work on people's houses as much as i desired or expect, the amount i did get to was well worth it. We may only be a page in the life of these women's lives (Sandy's and Betty's) but i know it has been a blessing in my life as well as theirs.
~ Kevin
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