SMCNOLA

Monday, January 8, 2007

So far so. . . .

We got calls in the night from our fellow travelers who are driving across the country carrying all of our tools, equipment and food for the rest of the month. Unfortunately, things didn't go too well for them on the roads of Texas in the middle of the night. Between 2:00 and 5:30 a.m. California time (4:00-7:30 in Texas), they sat by the side of the road waiting for a repair of the blown out tire on the trailer they are towing. As you can see from these shots, they are both in good spirits despite this major setback. By 4:00 in the afternoon in Louisiana, they were pulling into New Orleans and getting ready for the arrival of the rest of the group on Tuesday morning. Thanks Chris and Justin, from all of the rest of us!

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Check out last year's SMC NOLA Documentary-Blessed to Be A Witness

Saint Mary's College is Bringing Back the Bayou in New Orleans as a Jan Term class for 2007. This group follows in the footsteps of the 2006 Jan Term course "Bridges to the Bayou," who performed more than 4000 hours of manual labor as part of a mobile relief team.

Please check out last year's efforts by watching the following documentary film made by Marcia Ong (SMC alumna from 2002) about the experience from January 2006. The Documentary, "BLESSED TO BE A WITNESS," is presented in 3 parts due to its size. Enjoy!

Follow this year's Saint Mary's NOLA team as their 5 teams of students produce blogs and video diaries so friends, family and communities can see how the project is doing in Jan. 2007. (CHECK OUT VIDEOS BY SCROLLING FURTHER DOWN THIS VLOG SITE).

Here is Part 1 of BLESSED TO BE A WITNESS by MARCIA ONG

Here is Part 2 of BLESSED TO BE A WITNESS by MARCIA ONG

Here is Part 3 of BLESSED TO BE A WITNESS by MARCIA ONG

Please continue to scroll down for more VIDEO BLOG entries from the 2007 Saint Mary's College Team.

Tim Shaves His Head in Preparation for New Orleans

Dear Friends,

Yes, it is true -- Freshman NOLA star Tim Huey has done away with his locks! Check out the video. Special thanks to Tim's dad who was the videographer.