I WANT A HOT SHOWER!!!

ok i am gross. and i am admitting it to everyone right now. i need a shower and there is no way in hell i am taking a freezing cold shower. the joys of communal living at Camp Hope. it's been a few days. yes. days. i know ur saying ew colleen u are disgusting but, hey, atleast i am admitting this. plus that's kind of the norm when u are living here haha. ( i did buy some of those cleansing cloths, though, Lee. hahahaha)

Now that i have officially grossed u all out about my showering habits this past week.... coming off off from break has been so hard. it's been a long week at work. though, the thought of leaving in 3 weeks makes me very sad. NOLA is amazing and i could seriously consider living down here for some time. There is a program called Teach NOLA i would like to look into. Habitat has, overall, been a great experience. Today Beth and I led a group of volunteers in siding a house. For me this was a lil stressful just because i totally feel out of my element, faking the whole time that i know what i am doing when with the volunteers. haha. the "teaching" aspect is great, but i just feel i need a few more classes on "how to build a house" before i teach this stuff. co-supervising with Beth definitely helped, though. we could bounce ideas off each other. i miss roofing. SIDING IS RIDICULOUS. it will never be perfect i have learned. and if u are off even an 8th it will make a huge difference in the long run. learned that as well. ok enough about siding.

The lack of pictures is due to a lack of camera now. the picture i put up of preparing meals was back in Baltimore before we left. We were working with this nonprofit called Moveable Feast. This is a program set up for people and their families who are limited because of severe illnesses, low income and high health care costs due to HIV/AIDS. This is a rising issue especially in Baltimore. Something I wasn't really aware of until looking into this organization.

hey mom, "changing the world one bulb at a time." u made me laugh. thank u for that.

ok well i have lovely PT at 5:30 am before work tomorrow. so i should probably get to bed. from that statement u would THINK i am in great shape since being here. open container laws when out on the weekends have proven otherwise..... : ) good night!

Below is a video of my room at Camp Hope (i am inserting this after i have already left NOLA):