NOLA Post #3

Friday 1/22

            Today we finished up our work at the house and I am extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to attend this eye opening trip. Today I sanded the house which was the hardest and dirtiest job I had to do all week long. The sand kept getting into my eyes and by the end of the day my hair became stiff to the touch because so much of it had fallen onto me. Though I was extremely gross and longing for a shower (which mind you took 3 rounds of shampooing to get my hair to feel normal again), I was proud of the work that I had done. Many times during this week I had made mistakes, one so bad that all the mud had to be chiseled off the wall to fix, I can tell that the work I did was appreciated. Cam and Tanya were very thankful for what we would get done, and were very instructive and encouraging with everything that we were working on. My simple job of mudding and sanding was a huge help to them even if it didn’t seem it to me, because everything that I was able to finish put them one step closer to finishing this home.  It was kind of sad leaving the home because I won’t physically be able to see the finial product, but I look forward to following its progress on Tanya’s Instagram (which you should all follow @sbpsitesuptanya).  In a few months a family will be moving into that home, and though what I did was small, I am proud to say that I have worked to put the city of New Orleans one step closer to being back to where they were before the storm.