Post 7, out in the community again

This Monday we went back to Robert Weaver to finish interviewing the rest of the families. We only ended up having information from 3 out of the 7 families in the area because 1 family did not want any repairs and the rest were renters. Mrs. Renteria was there and we had a good chat with her. Additionally, we met with Jelissa from The Project who came by to pick up the information from us to submit it to Home Depot. We also took some measurements of parts of the houses so that Jelissa could take them and have specifics of how much to order when it came to paint and wood.

Additionally, Jelissa told our group that it would be a great idea for us to be project leads for that specific project in February, since we are all more familiar with the redisents than a new project lead would be. She said we had a huge change of being accepted as leads and that she could even put in a word for us since she has seen the work we have already done in the area.

My group and I were very interested in this and some of us think it would be a great idea to lead that project in February. 

Post #6 making progress

This monday Oct. 13 our group went out to our community and talked to some people.

Although we couldn't talk to everyone, they people that we did talk to were very receptive of us and gave us good information.

Our survey proved effective in addressing the needs of our community members.

We will keep in contact with Mrs. Renteria about telling the people whom we didn't see that we will be returning next week since the people we did talk to didn't know we were coming this on Oct. 13th.

Our group made an appointment with a family and they are expecting us next Monday.

So far we did get some good information and we will see what else we can collect once we reach Mrs. Renteria

Fascinated post #5

Reading Images of America: Austin's Rosewood Neighborhood 
was very eye opening and fascinated.

From previous readings, I knew that East Austin was rich in culture, history and tradition but this book literally put a face to these facts.

First of all I loved how this book approached East Austin holistically, showcasing several sectors of society in the book such as business, education and development.

The sections that I liked the most were probably the "Business" section and the "community" chapter.

Form the Business chapter,  I enjoyed reading and looking at pictures of some of the most successful business in East Austin. In particular, it fascinated me to know that many famous artist such as Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald have visited Austin's Victory Grill and they visited East Austin in particular. I LOVE jazz, especially older jazz and to think that these big names were present in Austin, across from where I now go to school and reside, drives me completely insane. There is NO doubt that East Austin is rich indeed.

I also enjoyed the "community" chapter because it highlighted specific community members such as Reverand Clark, Sheryl Cole, Velma Roberts and Dorothy Turner that made significant impact on the community and that were prove that East Austinites are not "criminals, or uneducated" people, but passionate, informed individuals that care about their communities. I also enjoyed this section because it showcased historic structure, plaques and monuments stills standing in East Austin such as the plaque at Wesley United Methodist Church.