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Vote for our proposal!

Click here to simply cast your vote for my project proposal - voting does not obligate you financially. As you know I am planning on going abroad this summer to Africa, and one of my destinations is Malawi. Besides having been born and raised there, this is the country that my nonprofit organization has decided to start our work in. So, while I'm there, I wanted to be able to contribute to the community in return for the huge contribution they are going to make in raising our organization's awareness of their situation, their needs, and their stories. So please vote and get all the people you know to vote! Thanks!! :)

New Orleans - Part Deux!

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So I had the very best of intentions to continue with my blogging of New Orleans, but since my return from Spring Break there, I have been rolling on a wave of work and finding myself utterly exhausted to think about blogging. But despite the tardiness, here's another entry on New Orleans. I did tons of walking and absolutely reveled in the weather - 70s pretty much all week long! What a break it was from scarves and layering up in Long Island! No socks, no double layers of clothing, no scarves around my neck! The weather was as I remember spring in New Orleans to be. People ask what it is I love about New Orleans, and I just can't explain it adequately. Maybe it's the architecture? The pretty homes constructed just like this one: Or this one: Maybe it's the old St. Charles Streetcar that buzzes and creaks along pretty St. Charles Avenue - albeit the route is significantly shorter post-Katrina. Maybe it's good old Cafe du Monde, its beignets and perfect cafe au lai