Great Day in New Orleans

Hey its Miranda. Today was so fun. And I learned so much about history, nature, and music. I also learned about different kinds of architecture. Today we went on a rebirth tour. On the tour we got to see the damage of hurricane Katrina. I couldn't believe that at least 50% of the houses are still vacant. You could see how high the water was on the houses form water marks on the sides of the houses from going the lower to the upper 9th ward. Habitat for Humanity were building new houses and they were painted all different colors and were very colorful. It was really cool. We also got to see the first integrated elementary school. The little girl that integrated the school was Ruby Bridges. We watch the movie about her on our way to New Orleans so it was interesting to see the real school. Then we went to Tulane University. It was a very pretty campus we went to an exhibit on Amistad. I didn't know anything about this slave uprising so I learned lots of new things. Then we went on swamp tour. It was too cold to see alligators but we saw a lot of cool other things like a house that was took off its foundation and floated down the river where it took out a shoreline and made a new swamp and that is where it sits today. I couldn't believe it. Then we learned about bird and animals in the area. We also learned about trees and grass and other stuff in the swamp. It was really interesting. We ended the day in the French Quarter. We ate at Cafe du Monde and then went to Preservation Hall. I loved the jazz music and had such an awesome time.