my first full week at the phoenix of new orleans went really well. we have a pretty busy schedule work from 9-5 and then the gym from 6-7 then dinner then a team meeting then whatever other busy work needs to be done then off to bed and i start over in the morning!
i worked at three different houses this week and did a ton of different work. i've learned so much already! i've painted walls and ceilings, learned how to put down tile flooring, learned how to work different saws, how to lay trim, built cabinets, built window sills, installed doors, and much more!
pnola is making such a huge difference and doing so much good in nola that it amazes me everyday. i've met two of the homeowners at two of the houses i worked at and they were just so thankful.
i also spent friday walking up and down my street and two of the ones next to mine doing what pnola calls surveying. pnola is working with a group of other non profit organizations and they're trying to survey all of nola to see what houses have been repaired, knocked down, and what ones are just sitting there. then they take the info and put it in a data base so that they can get an idea of who's had help and who needs it. it's called whodata.org and it's wonderful. so, i got to survey on friday with adam from my team and it was so amazing to just walk on three streets i cross every single day and really look at each individual house. we surveyed over two hundred houses and it just amazed me to physically spend a whole day looking at nothing but the damage but also the strong amazing people who have overcome this.
i've been here a week and a half and i've already learned and seen so much. i truly can't wait for what my next six weeks will bring! oh, and it's really nice to be back in the humid south! :)
hope everyone is doing amazing!
lots of love yall
xoxo,
B
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