Blues Suprise by Jessica (Wonder Voyage Director in Training)
The lively group from St Michael’s and All Angels arrived this evening in Algiers after an unexpected tour of New Orleans while getting a bit lost. They were greeted with an unfamiliar game of cabbage ball, a warm meal, and a walk to the river.
Another unexpected suprise awaited them. A blues band was playing in the park by the river, as some celebration was taking place. It was amazing for the group to relax after a ten hour bus ride with the classic southern blues tunes, a good meal, and the sunset behind the French Quarter that is just on the other side of the river.
After many introductions and laughs and darkness was falling, we walked them a little ways down river past the party. As it was time for more serious introduction to the trip, they went through an encounter called Harsh Realities which attempts to help them empathize with the people of New Orleans and relate it to their lives. The response was intense silence and encouragement as the group returned to the house and prepared for the hard work to come, and the connections with the people they now wanted to make.