The past couple of days I have been to two more sites, one of which I was painting and cleaning for New Orleans Mission. The other site was the food bank, where we repacked thousands of pounds of food using conveyor belts. Unfortunately, the overall attitude is not the most positive because we are not able to work on houses and build. This is because there are not enough positions for our group to build each day with this particular organization, and it is upsetting. The New Orleans Mission is providing food and shelter for the homeless, but their system is a little disorganized. However, the food bank was a positive experience that was enjoyable because they explained their purpose to us.
At the mission, we were fixing up the place for an HBO show that is depicting New Orleans and the help that they need. I was amazed at the state of their cleanliness and organization -- which seemed as if it hadn't been cleaned in years. Although we are doing helpful work, the fact that the place did not have a specific system for their materials or the food that was used for the homless, I was disappointed to see that the staff did not seem open to suggestions.
I look forward to tomorrow, as I am sure we will be doing something different, and the sites have all been interesting and new experiences.
On another note, the Hornets game last night was a lot of fun and really got me into the Nawlins spirit.
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