Thursday, March 24
After a three day stretch of doing gratuitous amounts of painting on Ms Renee's house, working with United Saints, we took a "break" from the painting gig and put our muscles to work for the VIET (Vietnamese Incentives in Economic Training) organization. We spent about half of our day working to help prepare the site for VIETs after school academy in Orleans East, which serves over 250 kindergarten through sixth graders from the area. The tasks of the day varied from tearing down Sheetrock and digging out a sand volleyball court to breaking down a pile of sticks and cutting grass with scissors. The sun was hot and the work hard, but knowing that what we were doing was going towards helping kids provided the motivation we needed to push through the day.
Tonight was our big night out for our group dinner and we had a wonderful time. We spent a couple hours hitting up the shops along Magazine Street before heading to Joey K's restaurant for some authentic New Orleans cuisine, which we may have indulged in just a little too much. We have developed some great friendships during the trip and it really showed in all the smiles and laughter we had at dinner.
Josh
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