Comments | monsoon_nights: and 1 year later...

monsoon_nights

and 1 year later...

Aug 29, 2006 19:08

Today is the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, however most New Orleans residents' stories about their experiences begin a few days before. Mine started exactly with the events in this entry. I had been studying for my Virginia Woolf test that Thursday night, when I remembered that Mark would be leaving for Columbia the next day, so, eager ( Read more... )

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Comments 6

by_christine August 31 2006, 00:49:37 UTC

This is a really well written post ( ... )

monsoon_nights August 31 2006, 03:49:01 UTC

They asked that during the interview? Yikes! I dont' know how I'd respond about that to a college interviewer; I obviously can't print out this entry and show it to them. Must go brush up on current events! Most of the country really doesn't seem to care that much; however, around the world (especially India) people are wondering why the richest country in the world is letting its own citizens rot. It doesn't send out a good image at all.

I think our mayor put his foot in his mouth many times, but his heart is in the right place. I was surprised that he won though.

by_christine September 3 2006, 04:32:27 UTC

I think that question is definately a UChicago or MIT kind. Supposedly, the questions are incredibly random. They also asked me about tennis at UChicago, and luckily I used to play tennis. Also, I prepared for this interview by reading list of most common questions...I was only asked one: "How would your friends describe you?"

monsoon_nights September 3 2006, 22:01:52 UTC

Hmm...I should probably take a look at that list. And brush up on tennis, haha (My family is full of tennis champs. I'm the only one who's an absolute spaz)

mrzestyness September 6 2006, 21:41:17 UTC

i forgot to mention this in my most recent post, but i spent a week in the southern states working on areas affected by the hurricane. we spent three days in the new orleans areas - in some of the worst sections. it is certainly pretty bad, and i finally was able to understand just how crazy everything is.

it's unimaginable - from what I saw - how much of a mess the area still is. not to get you down or anything, but I was able to get a sense of the destruction that was impossible to get from photos and news reports.

so part of me can sort of understand everything. this is a very well-written post. we should chat sometime perhaps?

i really do hope you're doing alright.

monsoon_nights September 6 2006, 23:03:47 UTC

Nah, it doesn't get me down. I'm used to seeing destruction in the city. And I'm doing fine. Thanks though :)

I'd love to chat sometime.