In an hour it's a year
So, I sit here on the first day of class memorizing the Greek Alphabet (alpha, beta, ect) for my Greek class and my mind is pulled not to the the classes I start tomorrow, but to a year ago today as a stood outside my dorm crying on my cell phone because I had no idea when I would speak to my mother again. Yes, tomorrow represents the aniversery of Hurricane Katrina. For so many of my classmates it will go unnoticed and pass into the just another day file. I, however, cannot view tomorrow as this. For tomorrow represents a year. A year in which I grew in ways I never thought possible, a year I met some of the coolist people in the world, a year I have expanded my mind, and a year that everything changed. This is the year in which I saw my beloved home go from bad to worse and then only slightly get better. This is the year I have cried so many silent tears. This is the year that my relationship with my family and espcially with my grandparents changed so much. It brought us closer in some ways and distanced us in so many others. I will never be the same. Hurricane Katrina took something from me a year ago. She took away some of my faith in my country, my faith in human nature, and the faith that those I love were always good at heart. She has also given me some faith in human nature (other kinds), some faith in the generocity of stangers, and the faith of the love I have with my friends and family. May I never again experiance the pain of not knowing where my family is for four days, may I never again see the pain in the eyes of so many I know, may I never again see my beloved city in ruin. This entry is deticated to you Hurricane Katriana. For better or for worse you have changed my life forever.