Weather is not the only thing that people fail to disassociate. In every area we have been throughout this trip, our group has stuck out like a sore thumb, especially since we have traveled South, deeper into the Bible Belt. I enjoy observing the locals give us weird looks filled with confusion, distrust, and ignorance. The fact that our presence throws them off that much further proves that people have a hard time thinking outside his or her little community. Its things like this that make me wonder; If we, as the United States of America, cant even fully accept and support each each other, how on earth are we as a planet supposed to work towards something like world peace? It just seems like a lost cause if everyone wants to so closed up to the idea of diversity.
We drove through New Orleans this afternoon. Surprising enough, the area is still plagued by the damage of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. I feel like the rest of the world, myself included, had assumed the issues had been resolved due to the lack of media coverage. This is not the case. Shopping centers, churches, homes, and even schools still remain in dire straights. The van ride was silent for the twenty minutes we passed through. And two words linger in my mind from that experience, "Cypress Grove," The name of the cemetery that is the home of many of the disasters victims.
On a much lighter note, the area where we are staying is gorgeous. The following is an image from my balcony:
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