Julia L - Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Over the past few days, my experience in New Orleans thus far has been interesting to say the least. With the excitement of the city and the challenges of living so close with everyone, I've been having the experience of my life.

After two days of service I am already enjoying the work I am getting to do. Hearing the story of Mr. Williams, the homeowner, made me really motivated to do the best work possible. For an 86 year old man who lost his house during Katrina, just a month after his wife died, and again last year from a fire, this man deserves an awesome house to finally go home to. Its so cool to have been given this opportunity to help change someone's life while simultaneously learning handy skills I've never had before.

I'm determined to learn more over the next few days and can't wait to see what the rest of the week brings.

- Julia L.