We got in to our housing around 1 and Troy, our sponsor came out to greet us, and wowwed us by already knowing our names, yet we still sat through another super cool icebreaker to get to know each other a little bit better. Troy, and Marny, the VISTA we are going to be working with both seem very very cool. Troy is very laid back, and seems to go with the flow, but also has a passion for what he is doing. I am very much looking forward to the next couple of months working with him. This week we are doing a mass playground build (I believe we are working with an organization called KaBoom) on the day after Thanksgiving (aka black friday).
Our housing, which was only finalized days before our arrival, is at Marquette Hostel. Gold 2 has an entire section of the hostel with our own kitchen and dining area, 1 and a half baths, and two bedrooms with 3 sets of bunk beds in each. It is snug, but I like it...there are a few different courtyard areas that we can access, and the neighborhood feels safe (in the Garden District). We are also just a 20 minute walk from Bourbon St, and very near Magazine St, and I am sure a bunch of other great places that I will eventually get to explore. We had the weekend off so we spent the nights wandering around Bourbon St (very provacative) and also around the neighborhood during the day. I am not sure what I expected of New Orleans, but it seems exactly how it should be with giant southern mansions/houses and these giant almost rainforest like trees all along the street. I know it has only been a weekend, but I already love it here!
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