These were what we saw at St Bernard Parish, New Orleans.
There were alot of seashells all over the area. Initially i was thinking why are there seashells by the road sides, on the fields, when there are no beaches around.
I could picture how the waves might have been by looking at the poles and street signs that are bent to one side. It is a very residential area with many nice houses around. But what is left is just the structure of the house, some with a notice of demolition pasted outside, and empty inside. There were words sprayed on roofs seeking for help.
It rained on sunday and I saw that the houses were flooded.
Our duty was to clean up the area and i saw a barbie doll burried under the dirt, picked up a patrick starfish.
Where we stayed for the first day:
A old middle school that is under going renovation.
there wasn't any place to shower..but we could bear with it :)
The construction of the playground:
All done!
On Easter Sunday, there was a little carnival for the kids there.
with Easter Egg hunt and other games.
the smile on their face makes you feel so happy and wonder why such a thing happened to them.
Even though we didn't help much as there were alot of students there,
there's still a sense of satisfaction in what we do.
While we were sweeping the roads,
there was a lady who drove past and thank us for helping them.
There was a parent who said to xx and yiping:
"Now he can have a safe place to play."isn't it touching?
