Rubble of Memories

New Orleans, U.S.A. - September 16, 2005

The house in this photo belongs thousands of feet away.A war zone. We know of no other way to begin to describe what we saw today. We have all seen the amazing video and photos and have heard the incredible stories of those who have lost everything. However, it pales in comparison to seeing the devastation personally before our own very eyes. Driving through the neighborhoods that were literally obliterated seemed surreal, as if we were in a movie. The reality of the situation hit us like a freight train as we stood on a white marble floor of a once magnificant beach home now with no walls, windows or ceiling. Only a sandblasted laptop remained next to a twisted pile of metal that was once a motorcycle.