Post by cherryvalance on Aug 31, 2015 10:25:57 GMT -5
The devastation was, and is, just unimaginable.
I was at new teacher orientation when I first started seeing pictures of what was happening. I had no answers for the questions my students were asking and it was just heartbreaking. I can't imagine being closer to the situation. As someone said earlier, this really was/is a national shame.
The weird thing was I went to bed the night of the storm and the city was 'ok'. It had survived the hurricane, aside from the type of damage you'd expect from a big ass storm: some flooding, wind damage, etc. It was about 6am the next morning when we learned the levees had broken:(
We live in a NOLA suburb and had a fair share of damage, but we did leave for Katrina. We arrived in Arkansas the afternoon it hit and spent the evening in a hotel full of other NOLA people, getting stupid drunk. Woke up to a different world for us. We were both born and raised here and it was terrifying watching our city like that. Thank you for posting this - I hadn't seen these pictures before.
Really sad I watched parts of the Spike Lee documentary this weekend, I plan to watch the whole thing soon.
I watched both parts of When the Levees Broke last week and found it to be quite incredible. It's definitely worth the watch. The images and videos shown along with all of the interviews from people who witnessed it first hand provoke a lot of emotion. At the same time it's infuriating to see how it was handled by our government.
I have always loved visiting New Orleans because it's such a fun and unique city. Recently, I moved here and my love for it has grown exponentially. The people, culture and general vibe around here is amazing. I have definitely found my forever home.