"Earlier..." Karachi Ukaegbu 1/2

I'm blogging late.
Monday, Tuesday : 1/11 , 1/12

The past three days were incredibly eye opening.

On Sunday, we did a tour of the upper and lower 9th ward and visited the French Quarter.
There was such a huge difference between the places I've encountered - devastation in the residential areas and affluence in the tourist (higher elevated) area.

But one thing remained the same.
It was the opptimism and sense of gratitude expressed by the residents of NOLA the moment. Things could have been worse, things could have been better. But that's something we can't control.

Emotions of anger, frustration, and despair would been perfectly understood, but instead they had smiles on their faces - greeting us with waves, polite "How do you do's?", warm conversations, and farewells.

We can't change the history of Hurricane Katrina, but their stories of struggle, sacrifice, and optimism in the midst of devastation have deeply inspired me, changed my point of view in life, and can do the same for many others.