my heart is breaking
I have been avoiding the news. I have been avoiding writing this entry as well. My heart is breaking for New Orleans. I get sick just thinking about it. The tremendous loss of life and property astounds me. The photos of the city are unbelievable. I am so happy that my friends and their families are all safe. But the city that I love is destroyed.
I feel so blessed to have been able to experience NOLA for 2 1/2 months last summer. To think that I ended up there by chance...and I am so happy I took advantage of it. It truly was one of my favorite places in the world. And now it's gone.
I know there are reports that they might not rebuild. It will be rebuilt. I have faith in that. OSU is starting some relief efforts and I really want to expand on them (it's hard because students still don't arrive for 2 weeks)...I want to do something. I feel helpless. All I can do is be there for my friends and those that have a connection to NOLA (as well as parts of Mississippi and Alabama). It just makes me want to cry.
I haven't fully wrapped my mind around it yet, and I don't know if I will. I don't think this entry is properly formed to truly convey what I am thinking/feeling/imagining. But I need to get it out. I just sat and cried the other night. It finally hit me.
I feel so blessed to have been able to experience NOLA for 2 1/2 months last summer. To think that I ended up there by chance...and I am so happy I took advantage of it. It truly was one of my favorite places in the world. And now it's gone.
I know there are reports that they might not rebuild. It will be rebuilt. I have faith in that. OSU is starting some relief efforts and I really want to expand on them (it's hard because students still don't arrive for 2 weeks)...I want to do something. I feel helpless. All I can do is be there for my friends and those that have a connection to NOLA (as well as parts of Mississippi and Alabama). It just makes me want to cry.
I haven't fully wrapped my mind around it yet, and I don't know if I will. I don't think this entry is properly formed to truly convey what I am thinking/feeling/imagining. But I need to get it out. I just sat and cried the other night. It finally hit me.