March Blog Post
Spring Service Hours: 3.5 Fall Service Hours: 42 Total Service Hours: 45.5 March started off with the wonderful holiday of Mardi Gras. When I accepted this program, the opportunity to be a part of the first Mardi Gras back post-COVID was something I was really excited for. It did not disappoint, and the whole week was a lot of fun and a very much needed break. I had the opportunity to be a part of numerous small neighborhood parades. After seeing Endymion, I recognized that the smaller parades were more what I was looking for. People from across New Orleans got together in "secret" to be a part of walking parades filled with homemade costumes and floats. On Mardi Gras day, I got the opportunity to walk in the St. Anne parade, which was a conglomeration of block parties and neighborhoods getting together to dance, sing, and enjoy themselves. There was plenty of live music and block dance parties to attend. Thankfully it came during our spring break, so I had the rest of the w