I was devastated. Every 10 minutes, we might go a foot. Not a mile, a foot . And all the shelters were full. All the hotels were booked. We rode around in tears. |
It's a heartache. I never thought I'd be homeless. I'm fearful of the levee. It's so far below sea level. You might go to bed and wake up swimming — if you know how to swim. I have a yearning for a quieter place. |
It's a mixed atmosphere here. Some are for it and some are against it. |
It's part of our social studies curriculum. We have done this the past eight years. |
She has been my mentor all of my life. She gave me my first job, when I was 14. She is one person I will always remember and attribute my success to. |
The house started smoking and as soon as that happened, me and my mother ran inside. The house was already flaming. |
Then we move on to reusing it rather than trying to save it. |
There's people in town now. The sign outside of town that usually warns people about avalanches now has a message about watching for pedestrians. |
They didn't like us having all our eggs in one basket, so to speak. |
We appreciate that the city is trying to bring activity to the community. By the same token, there is a lot of inconvenience, especially for us as a residential area downtown. But we'll roll with the punches. |
We have no clothing except for the ones we have on. We have plenty of friends and family helping us though. |