It was August 2005, first month of second grade year. Of course it was going to be the best year I had my favorite teacher, and classes with all of my friends.
Ugh! On August 26, we found out about a hurricane expected to hit. When the news reports got worse, we decided to finally evacuate. August 27th, we left for my aunt’s house in Kentucky. This meant leaving my father behind on his birthday, because he was a firefighter. My mom would always say, “We will see dad tomorrow.” Little did I know tomorrow was not coming for a while. During this time, my dad was not able to visit at all. I also had to leave my best friend. Leaving my best friend was hard, for I did not even get to say goodbye. The thought of not talking to her everyday scared …show more content…
My mom became very circumspect and over protective. We waited a few days to even return to Louisiana, but when we did we found everyone in a dilemma. People did not have whole families, or even a house. We moved to Lafourche parish, in an old barn which had been renovated into an apartment. My dad was finally able to visit sometimes.Watching the news tantalized me, seeing my Parish being destroyed tormented me. I had to attend a public school, because we had no source of income. I went to Larose lower elementary school. My younger brother and sister did not attend school yet. I have always went to private schools, so it was a shock when kids would get into heated altercations and cuss. Around two weeks after moving to Lafourche, I completely broke down. I was upset about living so far away from home. I had no friends; I hated school; I had no house to go home to; I had no toys; I had nothing left but my family.After that scene, I was always upset either I did not have friends or I didn’t get to see my dad a lot. I cried frequently and never felt like I had someone to talk to. I was irate with Katrina for taking everything away from me and leaving me with
Ugh! On August 26, we found out about a hurricane expected to hit. When the news reports got worse, we decided to finally evacuate. August 27th, we left for my aunt’s house in Kentucky. This meant leaving my father behind on his birthday, because he was a firefighter. My mom would always say, “We will see dad tomorrow.” Little did I know tomorrow was not coming for a while. During this time, my dad was not able to visit at all. I also had to leave my best friend. Leaving my best friend was hard, for I did not even get to say goodbye. The thought of not talking to her everyday scared …show more content…
My mom became very circumspect and over protective. We waited a few days to even return to Louisiana, but when we did we found everyone in a dilemma. People did not have whole families, or even a house. We moved to Lafourche parish, in an old barn which had been renovated into an apartment. My dad was finally able to visit sometimes.Watching the news tantalized me, seeing my Parish being destroyed tormented me. I had to attend a public school, because we had no source of income. I went to Larose lower elementary school. My younger brother and sister did not attend school yet. I have always went to private schools, so it was a shock when kids would get into heated altercations and cuss. Around two weeks after moving to Lafourche, I completely broke down. I was upset about living so far away from home. I had no friends; I hated school; I had no house to go home to; I had no toys; I had nothing left but my family.After that scene, I was always upset either I did not have friends or I didn’t get to see my dad a lot. I cried frequently and never felt like I had someone to talk to. I was irate with Katrina for taking everything away from me and leaving me with