Driving Through New Orleans

Yesterday, was a shocking day for me. This is due to the fact, in terms of reconstruction the city did not appear how I expected it to be. In the afternoon, we got a chance to take a close look at the lower 9th ward and see some of the damage that Hurricane Katrina has done. We saw so many houses that are destroyed. There were some houses with a marking of and "X" and a number to symbolizes how many people was found in that house during the time of the flood. There was also many empty lots that use to contain a house and now only contains small pieces of the house such as cement stairs.

As we drove we saw a few houses that was built by Brad Pitt's program, that has helped out this community. Brad Pitt has done a great thing, but I can't help but wonder what is the nation doing to help out the rest of New Orleans. I can honestly say I only saw about 25 houses built, but its been 5 years! How can a nation that prides its self on being the smartest and strongest country in the world let its people to continue to suffer when they are in need? Where is the humanity? Who will step up? We was asked last night, "How long do you think it will take until the city is fully rebuilt?" My response is it will take how ever long it takes for us to get up and do something about it!! We are the solution!We can easily continue to go on and say, "Well it will get better one day" or we can stop wasting time and make a change. I am fired up to do so.We have to realize all of these people who lost their homes could be us at any given day. Natural disasters can flip anyone of our lives upside down, so we have to do all we can to help those in need.