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| The Louisiana Superdome Photo Credit: Darria Dennison |
This past weekend I went with the Washburn University Leadership Institute to the Leadership Exchange at the University of New Orleans. Groups of students from both campuses prepared presentations to share with one another. We then, on Martin Luther King Day, participated in a day of service to kick off the week for those in the city and to bring our stay in New Orleans to an end. I was there with five other students and our instructor. The experience impacted a lot of us on the trip, and we all met some truly amazing people on the Exchange.
There were many things I noticed while in New Orleans. Walking through the French Quarter, there were many homeless people who lined the streets. Driving around the city, there were still neighborhoods recovering from the desolation of Hurricane Katrina. Even with all of the obstacles and challenges that people in New Orleans face, there were still young people around the city working to make a positive difference in their communities.
