New Orleans, day 2

First real day on the job today. I was working with Steve Berkanpas, Pearl, Jackie, and a few of the MDS guys. We’re rebuilding a house from the outside in, essentially – the type of house is called a ‘double shotgun’, which is essentially a small 4-5 room duplex. This one has five rooms and a small bathroom, and has been completely gutted because of the water damage. Today we worked on fiberglassing, and began to put up drywall on the ceilings and walls. All in all it was a good day, and I got some good shots. It’s interesting to work here – in many ways, it is a completely different culture, and one I’m not very comfortable with. We walked into a McDonald’s to use the washroom, and we were literally the only white people in the building. A new experience for me for sure.
Parts of the city feel like the Third World. There are piles of garbage lying around, and people sitting on street corners and porches just watching the world go by.