Here we are all suited up in Tyvek. This was the first crew I was in, de-molding Tony’s house. We look amazing.

Here’s the inside of Tony’s house. You can see its been gutted already, but you can’t see all the icky mold all over. Don’t worry…we’ll get rid of it, and the house will be safe again! Yay!

This is me, in my full Tyvek gear. Respirator, goggles, gloves…

This is a little bit of the pile outside Tony’s house. It got soooo much bigger…this is just some stuff form his attic.

De-molding is a difficult process. You have to be very fit. These are our Americorps Team Leaders, Jessica and Becky, keeping in shape for the job…

And here’s us, doing some Tyvek yoga…

There are three steps to molding:scraping off the mold, vacuuming up the mold, and wiping the remaining mold away with Pinesol. Here, Brooks demonstrates the proper use of Pinesol.

One night, we went to the Contemporary Art Center and saw some amazing children’s art about Katrina.

Here’s another one…

And another…

But keep in mind that New Orleans is still a really amazing, thriving city. The French Quarter is gorgeous.

Here’s the cathedral

And Jackson Square at night

This is my second project, the really big house that we partially gutted. It was beautiful.

Here’s Collete smashing in a wall…we demolished it together.

And here’s Elyse, very very dirty from taking out ceilings all day.

And finally, my pictures from today’s amazing Timberland event. Here’s Krista, Brooks, Evan and Sarah in their lovely event Tshirts

A huge crowd of volunteers (and a gorgeous mural) ready for a looooong day of work

Elyse and Rita hard at work in the soil remediation project…digging up the field to make room for plants

All the people digging digging digging…

And last but not least, Evan and Sam painting the lines for a soccer field

So those are all my pictures for now…look forward to updates!!! And feel free to comment and let me know what you want to see more of…we’re only here for two more days, but I am open to suggestions!!!! Yay for photos!