The whole county is literally garbage and trash out on the streets. It's total devastation. Way worse than I thought. The media couldn't do it justice. The media can't give you the smells, sounds and personal stories, the one-on-one conversations.
I wasn't prepared for what I saw. It was much, much worse than what I thought it was going to be. The whole community is without electricity. They have no mini-marts, no gas stations, no nothing.
I didn't expect the FEMA camp to be as organized and as helpful as they were. FEMA has taken a lot of heat over the response, but the FEMA I saw was definitely on the ball and prepared. They are doing a great job.
Between 35,000 to 40,000 homes were destroyed. Even the upper-middle class homes look like slums now. You can't differentiate the class areas anymore.
I said to myself if the opportunity came, I would go down there. If the opportunity comes up again, I'm ready to go.
