New Orleans, 2009
I can't believe it has been 10 years since Hurricane Katrina. In 2009 I volunteered with Rebuilding Together New Orleans. It was really a voluntourism experience. Over a long weekend I re-framed windows, ate MRE's (because there was nowhere to buy food near the house we were rebuilding), had a close encounter with a deft handed pick-pocket in the French Quarter (sorry about your luck thief!), toured the...