Nothing really starts until Monday, so today was mostly just full of fun things to do. The entire group had a meeting at 10:00 to discuss what the next two months will be like. Generally, we'll be working from 9-5 with classes from 6-9 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Every other week there will be a special lecture or panel discussion; Ray Nagin may be a speaker.
After lunch, I went to the New Orleans City Park (pictured above) with a friend from home. The botanical gardens and artwork were breathtakingly beautiful.
Afterwards, we went to a free Save the Wetlands concert in the French Quarter. It was mainly jazz musicians, all of whom were incredible. The goal of the concert was to gain congressional funding for wetland restoration in the area (politicians are currently debating the amount of funding that may or may not be given). The wetlands, besides being ecologically unique, are an extremely important part of hurricane protection. Roughly, a mile of wetland prevents an entire foot of storm surge. For more info: http://saveourwetlands.org/
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