Steve Clement

August 9, 2007

This week has been an amazing experience of sightseeing, working, laughing, and enjoying the wonderful heat! I came here to New Orleans not having extensive experience in house constructing, but I am glad we were challenged enough to work on drywall all day, as opposed to simply destructing a house with a hammer. I have learned that drywalling is a tedious process and needs to be handled with just the right amount of care and gentleness. We have also seen the results and damages of Hurricane Katrina. I was surprised to see how many severely damaged homes there are despite the two years this city has had to recover. I am glad to know that I had helped some people this week. However, I am disappointed that we could not work on more houses. I hope to come back again, possibly next year or the year after that. I came here wanting to get it over with, but I truly hope to come back in the near future.