Ruminations from the Alum (Samy, Garza, and Melanie)

Katrina Tour: We saw a few more places than we did last year, and there has not been that much improvement made.

Monday: Garbage day! Picking up garbage on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, which we didn't get to do last year, was fun! We hung out and swam at the beach after a hard day's work. We stayed in the dorms and slept on bunk beds. We didn't get to do that last year. We woke up to Mr. Holt going up and down the hall banging frying pans together to get us up. 

Tuesday: We went to Fifi Island and planted $4,000 to $6,000 worth of Smooth Cord Grass. We had a great time splashing around in the water and getting stuck in the mud. We were bummed about our two and a half hour drive home (most of us got sunburned too). We got back to New Orleans and rushed to get cleaned. Then we walked to the Natchez Jazz Dinner Cruise. After the cruise, we all took a walk to the amazing Cafe Du Monde. We all had beignets, iced-coffee, hot-chocolate, soda and water. The cockroach joined us too! After finishing our desserts, we walked back to the hotel and waited on another day of work and play.