Blogs from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North America - page 49

A late night again last night and i was woken up by Scott one of Tommys housemates, he was stopping around and seeing his girlfriend off. Tommy and his housemates were all watching american football and it was on most of the day yawnnnnnn. Mark and Scott (Tommy's housemates) decided to go to Walmart in Jefferson parish and so i went with them to get some food for the train tomorrow, so the walmart was like the other one i went to in Tuscaloosa and like everything else in America it has to be big as hell, afterall they dont do small in America. Marks mum is english and lives in Swindon the capital of cultual....lol, so Walmart highlighted the fat issue in America and everything is pre-packed and i can not imagine much nutrional value ... read more

I had an airbed that leaked so not the most succesfull kip ever and then i was woken up by Rains friend getting up and so i was up at 8am...ouchhhh, i got up and Rain said to help myself to breakfast and then we watched cartoons on her computer such as American dad which is quite funny.............lmao. We chatted and watched cartoons for a while and then Rain's dad came over and we got introduced and then we headed out and Rains dad drove and we visted the old state capitol building and then norhtport which has been regenerated into a hip arty kinda of strip with cool eatries. We then drove up the freeway and went through some back towns such as Bohul and then to Rains dad's place which he built himself and ... read more

First off I would like to THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED ME ON THIS TRIP!! This entry will be about the background to the trip and the next one will be the actual trip. Some Background information: Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast of the United States in August 2005, causing at least 1,836 deaths and over $80 billion in damages. (For more information on it check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina) A group of 18 Montreal students were chosen to participate in Hillel’s Hurricane Katrina Alternative Break, a week long exploration of hands-on service, education and community building. During our winter break, we traveled to New Orleans to rebuild houses with students from Montreal, Toronto and all over the United States. I spent my days painting, puttying, and learning. It has been over two years since ... read more

Well it’s our last night in New Orleans and although another chapter in our travels opens tomorrow New Orleans has certainly made its mark on both of us and perhaps we can be audacious and use Rupert Brooke’s words and say “If I should die, think only this of me; that there’s a corner of New Orleans, that is forever England”, well the two stools at the end of the bar at the Kerry anyway! Today I bought a New Orleans Fire-fighters calendar… phwoarrr! - I only bought it because it contributes to the city homeless appeal and Mr July who sold it to me had nothing to do with it of course! Adam - you will love it…. Tonight we returned to the Alpine, where our new waiter thought we were from New Zealand!!!!! An ... read more

Last night was warm and balmy and very pleasant as we headed out for supper (steak for Andy and salmon for me served with dirty rice and mixed squashes and sautéed vegetables) the food tasted good but we did have to wait a while. We decided to plump for cocktails this evening - Andy choosing a spicy Louisiana bloody Mary (a rainforest in a glass as described by our server) and a pink lemonade for me… yes it was made with vodka before you ask! Of course we ended up in the Kerry where tonight’s music was supplied by a bluesy sounding James Blunt called Chip Wilson. He was an absolutely brilliant guitarist. We also met Stephen Clarkson - the in-house Irish musician; strange chap, from Galway but spoke with an American Irish lilt. He also ... read more