On March 14th(PIE-DAY!), we got up at 7 AM
and packed our lunches for the day. Michael
Callo led us in our daily Kavanah; we prepared for the day by concentrating on our
breathing in order to ease our way into the day. Afterwards, we headed over to
the work site for another day of painting Ms. Vivian’s new house. We painted
both sides of the house, in addition to painting two coats of white paint on
the latices. We all worked very hard today as Anna documented our experiences
and took pictures of us posing as Rosie the Riveter in our paint stained bandanas.
Anna even managed to take a picture of Jessica after she slipped and fell into
a hole. Unfortunately we did not get the chance to meet Ms. Vivian, because she
was unable to get a ride over to the site. However, we were able to get some
pretty great pictures of the house which show all of the progress we’ve made.
After returning from the work site, we listened to a speaker from the Gulf
Restoration Network who presented an educational speech about the Gulf and all
of the devastation it has faced in the aftermath of the BP oil spill. His
speech opened our eyes to the importance of the many environmental issues which
are threatening the Gulf of Mexico.
Science has shown that the oil levels will greatly affect the food chain
and lead to the deaths of many beautiful sea creatures. While there is great
deal of work left be done in the Gulf and all over New Orleans, we all feel extremely
accomplished after our four days of work, and we look forward to spending some
free time in the city of New Orleans.
-Jessica Lieberman & Alex Hilert
For more information on The Gulf Restoration Network visit
healthygulf.org
Miss you all! Keep posting pictures!
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