Stone Center Graduate Affairs: Post-Katrina Information
Saturday, October 08, 2005
New Orleans Re-Entry: Round Two
Saludos!
First, let me note that the Stone Center's official, pre-Katrina website is now back up and running. We will have to update the website in order to reflect post-Katrina realities, but detailed information on the Stone Center and its programs can still be found there. Also, it's just nice to check it out for a dose of encouragement that forward progress is, indeed, being made.
Second, I am now back in my home in New Orleans. And though my family is settled in Virginia for the remainder of the Fall Semester, I plan to make my New Orleans home my base of operations. This means I will be here most of the time over the next three months, occasionally making trips to Virginia to be with my family. This also means that I have a house with plenty of room for short-term temporary stays if any of you need a place to stay this fall while you check out New Orleans and check on your things.
I have essentially three bedrooms and can probably accommodate up to 4 people at any one particular time in my home. If people don't mind sharing bed space or crashing on floors in sleeping bags, I can probably accommodate a few more at any one particular time.
Currently, I still do not have electricity. But my home has been inspected and approved by the City of New Orleans for electrical service reconnect. Entergy has received notice that I am ready to receive power and should have my meter spinning within a week (I imagine). In any case, I have a small generator which is enough to power some lights and fans at night, if necessary. Even once I get electricity and natural gas service restored, I will probably not have AC or a working hot water heater for another few weeks or so until I can get the units replaced. So if you do take me up on my offer, know that you will most likely be "roughing it" during your stay. But the offer is out there and I welcome any of you who might want to take advantage of it.
I live a short 5 minutes from campus by car and I have a small pick-up truck that I can use to help transport you to and from the airport or around the City, and which I can use to help you cart any stuff you might want or need to move from your apartments into storage. I also have limited storage space in my first floor area for you to keep your things if need be. I will do whatever I can to help you as you plan your re-entry, and that includes helping you clean out your refrigerators, hauling trash out to the curbside, and setting you up with whatever cleaning supplies I might have. [I currently have a good stock of respirators and a nice collection of gloves of all sorts.] And no matter what, my home can always be a place to stop by to have a cold drink (or a stiff one, if necessary!), get something to eat, or just pass the time visiting. As long as I am here, I will keep an open door policy for any LAST graduate students. Just give me some prior notice of your arrival or visit so that I can either make sure to be here or let you know if I will be away traveling.
You have my multiple emails, but please try now to use my Tulane email to communicate with me: jhuck@tulane.edu. You can also call me by phone at 504-390-1680 (cell) and/or 504-861-3915 (home). My home address is 2719 Pine Street (zip code 70125) and I am about three blocks off Carrollton on the Tulane University side of the Street between Walmsley Ave. and Broad Street.
Good luck, be in touch, and I look forward to seeing you soon.
First, let me note that the Stone Center's official, pre-Katrina website is now back up and running. We will have to update the website in order to reflect post-Katrina realities, but detailed information on the Stone Center and its programs can still be found there. Also, it's just nice to check it out for a dose of encouragement that forward progress is, indeed, being made.
Second, I am now back in my home in New Orleans. And though my family is settled in Virginia for the remainder of the Fall Semester, I plan to make my New Orleans home my base of operations. This means I will be here most of the time over the next three months, occasionally making trips to Virginia to be with my family. This also means that I have a house with plenty of room for short-term temporary stays if any of you need a place to stay this fall while you check out New Orleans and check on your things.
I have essentially three bedrooms and can probably accommodate up to 4 people at any one particular time in my home. If people don't mind sharing bed space or crashing on floors in sleeping bags, I can probably accommodate a few more at any one particular time.
Currently, I still do not have electricity. But my home has been inspected and approved by the City of New Orleans for electrical service reconnect. Entergy has received notice that I am ready to receive power and should have my meter spinning within a week (I imagine). In any case, I have a small generator which is enough to power some lights and fans at night, if necessary. Even once I get electricity and natural gas service restored, I will probably not have AC or a working hot water heater for another few weeks or so until I can get the units replaced. So if you do take me up on my offer, know that you will most likely be "roughing it" during your stay. But the offer is out there and I welcome any of you who might want to take advantage of it.
I live a short 5 minutes from campus by car and I have a small pick-up truck that I can use to help transport you to and from the airport or around the City, and which I can use to help you cart any stuff you might want or need to move from your apartments into storage. I also have limited storage space in my first floor area for you to keep your things if need be. I will do whatever I can to help you as you plan your re-entry, and that includes helping you clean out your refrigerators, hauling trash out to the curbside, and setting you up with whatever cleaning supplies I might have. [I currently have a good stock of respirators and a nice collection of gloves of all sorts.] And no matter what, my home can always be a place to stop by to have a cold drink (or a stiff one, if necessary!), get something to eat, or just pass the time visiting. As long as I am here, I will keep an open door policy for any LAST graduate students. Just give me some prior notice of your arrival or visit so that I can either make sure to be here or let you know if I will be away traveling.
You have my multiple emails, but please try now to use my Tulane email to communicate with me: jhuck@tulane.edu. You can also call me by phone at 504-390-1680 (cell) and/or 504-861-3915 (home). My home address is 2719 Pine Street (zip code 70125) and I am about three blocks off Carrollton on the Tulane University side of the Street between Walmsley Ave. and Broad Street.
Good luck, be in touch, and I look forward to seeing you soon.
