“Home is where the heart is” must be the oldest cliché in the book. Yet after spending a week with eight newly acquainted volunteers from Berklee College of Music helping to build a home for a family of displaced Katrina survivors, I have a newfound respect for the cliché. The thoughts that linger have much [...]
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Letter from New Orleans: Leigh McLaren Featured on Boston.com
May 12, 2011 – 9:58 pm
Day One at Habitat for Humanity, and one of the many things I learned today, is that New Orleans is HOT. Not just like the New England summer heat that we complain about in July, but really, really hot. Despite the heavy heat, we had an amazing first day. We were not sure of our [...]
Berklee NOLA: concrete poetry
May 10, 2011 – 10:04 pm
Corinto is seriously into concrete. See his steely stare. Witness his protective stance over our concrete form. Let him stand as a metonym for us, the crew of NOLA 2011, now, also, seriously into concrete. The other bloggers have mentioned the wonders of our work today, from painting to near-fainting, but I shall mention things [...]
Day 1: Cement, paint, and shovels
May 10, 2011 – 9:10 pm
It’s day one on the worksite and we managed to finish a cement pad before lunch. I never realized the amount hard labor involved in pouring cement. Now I know. Trust me, my whole body knows. We continued work on the inside of the house in the afternoon and also did plenty of painting of [...]
The Week Begins
May 10, 2011 – 8:51 pm
On Monday, we landed in New Orleans. Some of us have made this journey before, others have not. While we are all here for a common purpose, each of us will take away something unique in addition to the shared experiences. In addition to sharing our stories, this blog will help us reflect on what [...]