It was a long, hot, but not unfulfilling day of painting primer and the first coat of paint on Ms. Banks’ house we are all very satisfied with the work we have done so far. The color we are painting on her house is a pastel yellow, and seems to go along with a style very specific to New Orleans.
After returning to the church we’re staying at we had begun preparations to travel to an orthodox synagogue to celebrate Purim. Even with our high expectations and excited attitudes this celebration surpassed our greatest hopes. The community was willing and happy to accept our Virginia Tech community into their home, and with an open bar and live jazz band this was very evident. Towards the end of the night after the staff went home, instead of going to the French quarter the rest of us stayed at the synagogue and got the real party started. The band moved out into the street and so did all the dancing, one of the little girls in the synagogue was screaming “this is just like Jewish Mardi Gras,” and I have to say we all agreed with that. This was the best Purim celebration that any of us have ever been to and we look forward to seeing everything else this city has to offer.
Mark Moskowitz
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