On the road again

Hello y'all...quick post for a nice little update on what is going on with River 10.  So this week we had the bare minimum work load.  Florida has been nothing but awesome for us.  We were living in a hotel, our sponsor bent over backwards for us, and we were in Florida, what more could you want?  This is all great, however, AmeriCorps is not just for cool hotels and awesome gifts from sponsors.  We are here to help others, and to be quite honest, we really weren't doing that much work here.  We were told that 20-30 homes needed to be mucked and gutted from Tropical Storm Debby, however, there really weren't many homes.  We did a total of 4, and that total is being generous.  We did a significant amount of work in these homes and it is work we are proud of.  Our disaster relief here in Florida was only supposed to be 30 days and today is the 30th day.  We stayed the time we were supposed to, which makes us feel better.  Yesterday we got word from campus that we have a new project assignment starting tomorrow.

Tomorrow we will get in the van and drive to New Orleans, Louisiana! I am SO excited.  We will be doing some disaster relief from Hurricane Isaac.  We really have no idea what we are doing while there except we know we are going to clear debris and muck and gut homes.  When I know more, I will fill y'all in.  I've only been to New Orleans for a weekend last round and the little taste of the city I got I loved.  I am really excited to spend the next 3 weeks in such an exciting place, however, my bank account probably isn't as excited as I am.  Let's see how that works out...

So tomorrow we are on the road again and moving to a new location.  We have to keep reminding ourselves of the AmeriCorps F word frequently as we continue in this round, flexibility.  Just go where the wind blows us/campus calls us and tells us where to go.  Either way, we are leaving and excited for the next 3 weeks!  Enjoy your weekend!