First Day In New Orleans
We landed in New Orleans. After a few hours of rest at the hotel, we went over to Dillard University to meet with the various community organizations we would be working with. We were also able to meet with students from both Dillard and Xavier. These students had been volunteering for the past semester so they knew exactly what needed to be done, and it was our job to help them. We gave a presentation about how our ideas could possibly be incorporated into some of the community groups’ ongoing projects. We also spoke for some time with the students as well as the professors, and I was truly excited about accomplishing as much as possible within the next week.
I will be volunteering my time at the Lower 9th Ward Homeowners Association, The Porch as well as the Storybooth project. I will also be teaching six classes with my fellow classmates and am sure it will go well. I’m a bit nervous because this will be my first time teaching undergraduates, and I just want to make sure I am as prepared as possible.
The classes will last at least two hours each, and thankfully they will be taught in teams of two, so if I ever stumble, I can depend on my fellow classmate to help bail me out. I am truly impressed with the enthusiasm of the students and it seems that even with all the adversity these students and the administration have faced, they will do whatever it takes to rebuild their school and communities, and all I want to do is help in anyway possible.