new orleans

so kellie wants me to update this or something?

i'm in new orleans. surrounded by irritating high schoolers here to do volunteer work. i'm staying in a "mission" attached to a church, and they regularly host people who are working to Rebuild New Orleans (note the caps). today it's a bunch of irritating high schoolers. we've seen five groups leave or come in the last four days. and in case you were wondering, the house rules include the line "no canoodling." i asked the guy in charge what canoodling was, and his answer was...

"it's different for every age. it's different for married people than it is for college kids, and it's different for college kids than it is for high school kids, and if you're in junior high, well that's just illegal."

???

i love ridiculous old people. i slightly less than love being the third wheel when erik comes on these trips with melissa and me, but i like erik a lot, so i'll deal.

and i think the food or the smells in new orleans are making me sick. because this is unpleasant.

fifteen hour car ride home....GO!

oh, and ps: my phone is only sort of working right now. i can dial and receive calls, and the person on the other line can hear me. i just can't hear them.