New Orleans, Battle ship, Fort Gaines,Beach, Trees, and More Friends!

On Wednesday, we had a cultural day, we went to see the USS Alabama and got to walk around and explore, the boat was humongous! It was really cool to see all the weapons that the navy used during the wars. We then went to Fort Gaines, that was really cool too, only we heard confederate stories from the southern point of the war that I'm sure Mr. Genthner would have laughed at it. They had a 10 person latrine, i thought that was funny, i would not have enjoyed that too much.. After that we spent the day at the beach... it was kinda chilly but the water wasn't too cold so some of us crazy people ran in. We also played football, had kite wars, dug holes, and built sand castles, not to mention the obvious that us girls were working on our tan =). Today were planting more trees, we have already planted over 5,000. I think it will be cool because we get to work with another high school and have a chance to get their stories, i think thats the coolest part about the trip. I love hearing other people's stories and asking them about the how Katrina affected them. They are so grateful for what we are doing, and it was really surprising how much work is left. The biggest thing for them is that they really want to know that the rest of the United States still cares about them. I'm really glad that we were able to come down here i feel like these experiences will effect me for the rest of my life. The stories you hear from people are truly amazing, and every person has found a way to impact my life. Not to mention the impact this has had on the rest of the class as we are going out of our usual cliques to hangout with people we normally wouldn't. We are making friends with people we should have been friends with many years ago. ~Courtney S.~