Hurricane Ike. Wow.

My family is from New Orleans. We witnessed the devestation and horror that Katrina brought with it. But my siblings and myself have always lived in Houston, and never have we actually experienced the wrath of a true natural disaster such as Ike has brought to us.

The silver lining to all this is that it could have been much worse. Ike was a Category 2 hurricane, and so did much less damage than could've been;  despite this, though, the city is losing control without power. Officials say it will be a month or so before power is restored to the whole of Houston; we have only just gotten ours back. The wreckage, as well, is terrible: trees have fallen onto streets, crashed into houses, destroyed property. Dead plants, trees and debris are everywhere! But worst of all, driving is an absolute nightmare because the blasted stop lights WON'T WORK. There have been so many cases of road rage it's not even funny. I'm glad it's over, and really glad that at least we can repair the damage, but it's still a horrable thing to happen.

In addition, HISD, my school district, has us marked for no school until Thursday at the earliest. I do NOT want to think about how much work they're going to make us do to make up for it. Weird as it sounds, I want to go back to school! >:O I miss people!

To all of you affected by Hurricane Ike, I hope you are all alright and well, and will have power and comfort soon if you lack it. We'll get through it sooner or later XD

I live in Houston.

Some of you may have heard about the great Hurricane Ike, a terrible storm that has scourged this great city. I've only just gotten power back. Our street is absolutely carpeted in fallen leaves and wood, and several houses have been destroyed. Trees lie in the streets; shards of glass are scattered from broken windows. We were lucky; our house received little damage.

My school is a different story. It is an old school, and not very strongly built. It has been completely flooded through and wrecked by trees and wind. I don't know how long I'll have to stay home, but I hope it's not long. I don't know what to do.

To anyone else affected by this horrid hurricane season, I hope you are all okay and can carry on soon. I hope no one is hurt; I hope your homes still provide sanctuary. I know what you're going through. I'll be right here.