i think i suffer from post traumatic stress disorder...
you see, my hometown (where i was living at the time) Slidell, LA, was hit hard by Katrina.. i was a junior in high school (Salmen High) and
VERY involved. my house LITERALLY was ONE INCH from flooding. my neighbors, on the other hand, werent so lucky. my school which was not but like 10 blocks from my house flooded
nine feet. and even though we didnt get hit by the flooding,
we got looted.
and i know that my house didnt get flooding and that i shouldnt STILL be feeling these feelings, but..... i lived there.... i saw it
everyday. the smell is something i will never foreget.
the students that did return went to night school at another high school and then switched to a junior high school in the day time. til this day i cry about it. my old high school still isnt rebuilt and wont be in the process until
2011.
now that Gustav passed by.. some people still dont have power. my school was delayed a whole week. it definatly brought back some feelings.
i have pictures if anybody would like to see...
thanks for letting me vent
