Today was a more relaxed day because we started out the day on a later start! We met at 10 AM this morning and hopped on the bus with Larry to head down to the park. We went to the Audobon park across the street from Tulane University. Then, we walked around the beautiful park admiring all the ducks (there were some funny looking ones). Under the gazebo by the water, our group discussed poverty and our affiliation and view with the issue. The conversation became a little heated, but in the end it was eye opening for most of us.
Then, we joined Larry on the bus again and headed off to watch an IMAX about Hurricane Katrina. The movie was an hour long, but it covered most of what we were learning about throughout this trip. There was a scene where a person was riding his bicycle through the storm which may not have actually happened. We had to time to walk along the pier after that and saw the riverboats in the dock. The sky was gray and cloudy, but it was still a beautiful day! Then we celebrated Shabbat as a community, Jewish and non-Jewish people alike, which was a special treat for those who had never done a Shabbat service! It was a lot of fun and the food afterwards was great! (Especially the chocolate cake!) :)
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