The Week the Storm Came...

So, if you live in the US then you probably heard that Hurricane Isaac visited my friends and family in New Orleans this week. For two days communication was hit and miss between my family and me, and it was hard. It was hard, not only because I'm 950 miles away and completely safe, but also because it was my first full week at Roosevelt, and I found it extremely hard to concentrate in class when I was constantly checking my phone for any sort of update at all.

Just so you know, my family is safe. After almost three days without power, they got it back at around 7 pm. The house is fine. So compared to a lot of others, we were lucky.

I'm seriously glad that Isaac has moved on and plot twist: he's headed to visit me now. Though, he's not as big of a threat now. But yeah, don't feel like I'm lucky and missed Isaac completely. He's making sure I don't feel left out.

Anyway, I saw something occurring on Facebook that really irked me. There were people who were saying that Isaac wasn't a big deal. They were saying that they couldn't believe that people evacuated for such a small storm. And one person even said it was the Lousianaians own fault for living there in the first place, so they should stop being upset about the storm. This is completely and utterly unacceptable. Now, I'm going to take these one at a time.

1) Isaac wasn't a big deal.
I'd like to see you say that to the face of someone whose house flooded. I have a friend from elementary school who got about three feet of water in her house, and her family lost a lot. Three people that my mom works with lots practically everything. Isaac was a huge deal, and anyone who thinks otherwise is ignorant and should probably just keep their mouth shut.

2) People didn't need to evacuate.
Again, tell that to those whose homes flooded. And it's not even just the water. There were wind gusts up to 130 mph. And people lost electricity. It's not a huge deal at night in regards to it being hot, but once daylight breaks, and it's not raining anymore, it gets hot. And Louisiana heat can be very dangerous. All of these things mean no one was really safe. I wish my family could have gotten out of there.  And again, maybe you should just be grateful that you didn't suffer like others and keep your mouth shut.

3) It's the Louisianaians' fault because they live there.
So, is it the people in Oklahoma's fault that their house was hit by a tornado? Is it the Californians' fault that their homes were destroyed by wildfires? And I guess you'd blame the Floridians for living in hurricane central too, am I right? Weather is everywhere. Stuff happens. Anywhere you live, there are things you have to live with. Also, after living in Louisiana for 17 years, you learn something. The majority of people who were born and raised in Louisiana, and whose parents and grandparents were born and raised there, are so connected to their heritage and Cajun culture that they will never leave. Louisiana will always be their home. So how about you take your ridiculously bad attitude, AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!? Because that sounds like a great idea to me.

Okay, I'm stepping down. I had my little rant. :)

I'm glad to know that my friends and family are okay. It'll definitely be a better week next week simply because Isaac is gone. :)

<3 Amber Marie