I was instant-messaging last night with the priest we met there. I told him that my advisor said I could get cross-cultural credit (required) if I go back in January and do oral histories. I need to find funding--but what I most need is a place to crash for that month.
He was excited about it; he gave me names of people to contact, and told me that if those don't work, to talk again with him.
It was probably a five-minute IM session. It made this idea really feasible. I can cover food for myself, if I need to, and I can get cheap airfare--particularly if I fly out of Sacramento instead of Oakland. (Without yet asking the person I will ask, I'm sure she'd drive me.) Grant organizations don't often give funds for transportation, anyway. Housing can be really expensive. If I don't have to worry about that, then this is easy. Once I get there, I can use what remains of their public transit system, or rent a bicycle.
I really can do this, and I'm going to.
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Kirstin, here are two links to my posts on the New Orleans trip. In my posts, you will find a link to the First Draft blog which gives more information and pictures of our time there.
http://thewoundedbird.blogspot.com/2007/04/do-you-know-what-it-means.html
http://thewoundedbird.blogspot.com/2007/04/do-you-know-what-it-means-part-2.html
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