Nick will start off his story with a disclaimer that Hurricane Katrina is never a topic one should bring up with a person who lived through it, as it is very difficult to talk about it and someone who has lived through it may respectfully refuse to answer certain questions. The main reason Nick would like to share his experiences with Hurricane Katrina is to provide some insight on what it was like from a source other than national media. Nick was one of the lucky folks whose family had the financial means to evacuate before the storm hit. Experiencing fraud, abject living conditions, and illness in the wake of evacuation, the days after the hurricane were memorably difficult. Nick will speak about relocation as well as the rebirth of the city to its present state.