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\r\n\r\nThe tour moves a couple of blocks to visit Greta\'s family church: Amozian Baptist Church. Greta describes her family\'s multi-generational connection to Amozian, and she also briefly sketches Amozian\'s role in…

NWT-Amozian Baptist…

\r\n\r\nEnroute to Greta\'s childhood home, the bus tour heads away from the river and into the far more devastated area of the Lower Ninth Ward. Along the way, the tour passes what was once one of the most important…

NWT-Greta\'s…

\r\n\r\nIn great detail, Greta describes how her mother found herself trapped in her home and how her neighbors helped her to escape. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n(To view the video, double click the above link, or download it by…

NWT-Greta\'s…

\r\n\r\nIn the midst of the tour, a former congregation member and his family drive by to see the ruins of their former church, which was located across the street from Greta\'s mother\'s house. \r\n\r\n\r\n(To view the…

NWT-Neighbor Views…

\r\n\r\nHeaded closer towards the worst Industrial Canal levee breaches, the tour briefly stops near Greta\'s grandfather\'s house. The damage is much more severe, and the house has since been demolished and the lot…

NWT-Greta\'s…

\r\nIn leaving the neighborhood, the tour travels closer to the breach, making the vast scope of the devastation even more evident. However, rebuilding efforts continue, and much progress has been made since June 2006.…

NWT-Canal Breach and…

This morning, we officially donated my husband\'s Chevy S10 Blazer to the Waveland Animal Control. They accepted it with open arms. I took pictures of us handing over the keys. But actually, we still own the truck…

Blogging from…

Update 3: 9/3/2005: For every 1 comment left on my blog, i\'m getting 5 emails via \"contact me\". Unless you know me or know one of my friends, i honestly don\'t have any information for you, so i\'m going to start…

Hurricane Katrina…

Yeah, way behind on blogging....\r\n\r\nNot much to report in terms of progress in Waveland\'s recovery since this summer. Running out of propane in one\'s FEMA trailer was not fun, bringing the temp inside the…

Turkey Day Katrina…

This segment comes from the Waveland Drug Store, about 0.25 miles away from my parents\' house. It withstood Camille (the Cat 5 that hit in \'69), so the photo gives you an inkling into just how strong Katrina really…

NPR Segment on the…