March 31
Love from NOLA! It's Mariah checking in from HONO bunkhouse on lovely Banks St. We had another wonderful day at the shelter cleaning cages, sweeping floors, and cuddling our favorite animals. Today we once again switched up chores, with Eliot and Tori getting their first doggy day taking care of the ChiPoms with me while Stephanie, Audrey and Emmie took over for our feline friends. Everyone else banded together to tackle the big dog chores. After we enjoyed our elementary school-style lunch, everyone got a chance to play with their favorite dog from ARNO. The play yard was open for the first time today, so we had a blast! Since the shelter is so understaffed, many of these dogs rarely have an opportunity to leave their cages. It was great to see them stretch their legs and have some time to goof off. In other great news, Micha filled out the application to adopt Candy today! Hopefully she'll be back down in a few weeks to take the dog home. Everyone is so excited that Micha and Candy will get to be best friends forever and that we can bring a little part of New Orleans back with us.
After cleaning up at the bunkhouse, we headed back to the French Quarter for our long-anticipated ghost tour. Our guide Dawn was very knowledgeable and fun. She was able to tell us the history of NOLA while spicing it up with tales of the paranormal, without being totally hokey. I had a great time wandering the Quarter hearing stories of pirates, prostitutes, the Mafia, haunted hotels, and restless spirits. Now we are back at the house, trying to sleep, even though some of us are still a little scared from our tour. Hopefully the HONO house ghost is friendly!
Peace. Love. NOLA.
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