February 3, 2013
This is my first blog post from New
Orleans, LA! After finding out that all the tickets from Natchez, MS
to New Orleans were sold out. I had to buy a ticket straight to Baton
Rouge and get on a later bus about 20 minutes later. Man, strange
people ride buses. After getting into New Orleans and having one of
the staff members pick me up because all the taxis were in the
downtown area trying to cater to those tourist and of course get
their money. I'm actually living in the same house I was in during my
time AmeriCorps NCCC.
It feels so weird though. I'm the only
girl volunteer here. As soon as I walked into the house it felt like
I'd stepped into a man cave/bachelor's pad. Maybe because I'm a woman
and I just sensed the testosterone or something. That intimidation is
setting in again and I'm not so happy about that. Surrounded by a
bunch of men, I'm gonna have to show them that I'm not some weak
little girl. I just wish there were some girls around, you know even
out the men to women ratio going on here. So far, I've seen old
faces, new faces and even heard someone vomiting in the middle of the
night. Must have had a wonderful night. But that's what happens when
you pick the room connected to the bathroom, I suppose.
Today, I took a trip to the French
Quarter in search for some beignets (ben-yays) from Cafe Du Monde. It
was packed as always and just as full because the Super Bowl is
today. And I saw the black dude from CBS Sports, I don't know his
name, but he always reminds me of the actor from the Shaka Zulu
movie, lol. Yeah, he's not all that cute. Also, it's possible that I
could be on TV since I wandered into the CBS Sports area where they
were filming. If anyone watched Super Bowl, I had on my blue Make A
Difference Day shirt and of course my short yarn braids. What else
happened today? Oh yeah, I gave my 4 bags of beignets to some
homeless men in Jackson Square. The whole beignet thing was confusing
in itself......I just bought too many. Don't ask.
Oh yeah and I encountered this:
This my friend is a Weed World truck.
Now, I'm not sure if they are selling real weed, ice cream, lollipops
or spice. Only in NOLA.
A bit of loneliness is kicking in as
well as I type of this blog. I'm bored. I need something to keep myself
busy. I didn't think it would be so boring here though. Things are a
lot more interesting when you have more people with you and since
it's just me.......I think my attention span is low. You know how
introverts are quiet people, but they also like being around people
as well. They feed off it through listening and gaining more
information. That's how I feel right now. I'm sitting in this house
all by myself, trying to keep sane. I could go to church to get
online, but I don't have the code to the church and the staff member
who I was keeping in contact with didn't respond back to my text
today about it AND the other volunteers don't seem to want anything
to do with me. So yeah. It's going to be a miserable 4 months. It's
only been one day, things could change once we start working
together. Who knows. I think I'm going to leave in March if nothing
gets better. I also think I picked the wrong time to come here. We'll
see how everything works out tomorrow.
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