My first experience...

Not only was it my first time on an airplane, but this was my first time in New Orleans and I truly enjoyed myself. Everything was amazing, the food, the culture, even the atmosphere. I meet and connected with students from Molloy as well as students from other colleges. I even had a connection with some of the people who has been in New Orleans their entire life and was apart of Hurricane Katrina. Just hearing their stories makes me want to do more. As some of the other students and myself were working on the house we were assigned to, I did not want to stop until the deed was done. I was sad to go without seeing the house finished. But, I left knowing that it will be done beautifully for the family moving into it. Cleaning up the neighbors was also another experience for me as well. We broke down into groups with students from other colleges and we got to connect with them while doing a good deed. People were passing by seeing the work we were doing on the house and on the streets and thanked us so kindly with warm smiles. The thank yous and smiles really got to me and will always be with me and all the pictures I took. Overall, this trip changed my life.