Tammy and Sierra in New Orleans

So. I woke this morning still feeling sore from my fiasco yesterday. Apparently, drywall will fall if you let go of it and my head and shoulders were just the break the drywall fall needed. I ended up with a nice bump on by head and a bruise on my shoulder. Welcome to the Big Easy. Today, Sierra did not feel well so I stayed at St. Matthews with her. It turned out to be an interesting day. We had a chance to spend time alone together and when we did venture out on the street we met very intersting people. People like the owners of Pazzo's Gelato who relocated after Katrina and are committed to making New Orleans their own. They relocated from Pennsylvania and even though they could have abandoned the city after the storm, they decided to dig in and rebuild. They make a kickin' italian beef sandwich and their gelato is fantastic. We also found the worlds greatest flavored ice at "Snowballs". I had the "wedding cake" and Sierra had the "blue kangaroo". Try them the next time you are here. What i find that fills me is the spirit of the people. They fully expect thet even though the recovery efforts are frustratingly slow at times, they will come back. It feels strage to here someone saying Thank You to me. I don't feel like I am doing something special. I originally opted to come to share this part of the world with Sierra and hopefully to have her gain a better understanding of the diversity of how people live and survivie. I am learning that resiliance comes in many forms and I feel like I will use that as I continue to travel in my life journey. Hopefully Sierra will see the Cresent City in its rebirth and take the gifts that it shares with us in her journey; strenghth, hope and determination. I look at this group here with me and feel pride that I have had the honor to know people whose spirit allows them to reach out. I ma glad to be a part of their journey and will remember this time always. Now, we are going try the seafood and more gelato. I'll update you on the flavors. Better yet, come on the next trip and taste it for yourself...Tammy and Sierra