Flight is booked!!

It's official. August 4th I make the big move (with my car and things being sent down earlier....how will I function without a car!?!)! Talking with some of the team members that I will be working with. We are all just so excited to get there and meet each other and get to work! Still looking into places to live but it will be so much easier once I am down there and can see things in person!

Feel like celebrating with me? Party like the saints! WHO DAT!

Apartment Seach Blues

Finding a cheap/safe/furnished apartment is difficult. Especially when you have no money and live hundreds of miles away. Grrrrrrrrrrrr

First post!!

Hey everyone! So excited for my first blog post....since xanga way back when. I thought this would be a great way for friends and family to track my year in New Orleans as a member of Americorps State, working for the St. Bernard Project to rebuild homes for victims of Hurricane Katrina. A few hours ago I got back from BCI in California....truly a life-altering month and something I am so glad that I did. Lots of new life skills to bring with me! I officially start work on August 16th and am looking for an apartment, so if anyone knows of anyone looking to live in the Bywater area let me know!!

Keep checking for updates (obviously more frequently once I actually get down there!!)

Lots of love,
Laura