Connection

I watched the news with interest and some relief last night. Apparently those who live in the bayou close to St. Martinsville did not have their homes torn apart by the hurricane. Our Acadian guides are quite probably safe. More than safe, their town has now doubled in size, flooded by refugees from New Orleans. Apparently their distant cousins in New Brunswick are helping them care for the refugees by sending donations of necessary supplies. This says so much for the gracious spirit of those we encountered in the bayou--always ready to lend a helping hand. The Acadians, forcibly displaced from their homeland in 1755 by my countrymen and sent to Louisiana, are now helping those displaced from their homes by nature 250 years later.