Layover in Denver

We met at 4:30am (serious) at SFO. Everyone made it on time, everyone had their IDs, no one was left behind. So far the trip is a success!

Jovel: “Hi guys! We miss you (but not too much, yet). We’re excited about being halfway there. There are birds in the airport. Pray for our safety from bird poop.”

Nate: “I have 20 mini corndogs, sushi, fiji water, and 4 White Castle burgers. I haven’t eaten them all…yet.”

Josh: Got some food. Slept nice through the first part of the trip but got to see the nice view of the Rockies.”

Mr. O’Connor: “We cleared the first hurdle – the 4:30 am meeting time at SFO. We are now in Denver waiting to board our flight to New Orleans. We’re have a great time talking and traveling with each other. The next flight is pretty long so we’re getting food for the journey. One student forgot a sleeping bag (no names, please!). The plan is to find as many plane blankets to make a decent covering. A funny solution but there is probably plenty of blankets at the place we’re staying.”

The eve of our departure

Our New Orleans Immersion group met this evening at Convent for dinner and pre-flection on the coming experience. We spent some time chatting and enjoying pizza, salad, and drinks, courtesy of the Gallagher family. Most of our meeting was spent watching Act One of Spike Lee’s excellent Katrina documentary, When the Levees Broke which is disturbing and filled with endless frustrations. It’s not entirely correct to say that the hurricane was the only force behind this ongoing humanitarian disaster and I hope that we can begin to share those insights on this blog. Do stay tuned as we share photos, video, and podcasts and please leave comments and prayers for us!