Last Day with Just the right Attitude

Hello again,
Today was our last day with the organization Just the Right Attitude. I will say, for the most part, I enjoyed my time with them. They were very welcoming, open, and just down to earth. I am just happy I got to work in such a great environment. It is our last day with them and another group from the many groups we have, will be working with them this week. This week, we will be working with POC or People's Organizing Committee. This week will be intense because through POC, we will be gutting homes, which will be interesting. The team captain's meet and traded information and so we found out that we will be working on the roof of a church if I am not mistaken.
One things that come up was this idea that if one is a true New Orleansian is not racist because they have relatives that look completely different than them. It was stated that one can be black and have white skinned relatives and that family reunions are very diverse. The person who told us this told us that his mother is fluent in French or Creole as it is called, but has never visited france or anything. Also, New Orleans is a very diverse city and a lot is accepted. They have gay parades, native American parades and this yesterday, there was Super Sunday, which is a huge celebration. He also said, New Orleans has a lot of history. It was made up of Pirates, prostitutes and so on. Of course a lot of New Orleans culture is being lost because many individuals have left the city and I do not know if they will be returning. It was just incredible to see just how much this individual loves this city. Also, New Orleans has the largest catholic Black population in the US. Which is pretty interesting.
One last thing, today we had reflection. Today, the three groups that worked with just the right attitude got together and we just talked about our experience there, what we thought about it, and so on. Before that we played a game called Chicken and Weasel, in which the objective was to try to communicate with one another. It was fun because people were just getting very confused and people were trying to stay involved but could not because information was coming from both sides. The objective was to show how communication is very important when working with other because a lot of things will be going on and there must be communication. Over all the conversation of the JTRA was very deep conversation and I just enjoyed it. After that, we continued the Eracism conversation and that was very powerful and meaningful. Anyways until next time, take care.

Ebelio Mondragon