Thank you, Houston

August 29, 2010 I define my life in two phases: pre-Katrina and post-Katrina. I was born and raised in New Orleans. My family history there stretches back centuries and I will always be a proud New Orleanian, but for the past five years, I have had the privilege to call Houston home. I am a fairly practical human being but there is simply no way to explain to people who have not experienced it what is like to be a part of a diaspora. You don't make a conscious decision but suddenly find yourself living in a new city, your friends scattered to the four corners of the world, and you are starting over. I never thought I would like Houston. I had visited before the storm and found it sterile, I guess I did not look deep enough on those visits.  This city and its people opened their arms to me and so many others after Katrina that I gave it a closer and more thoughtful look. What people don't get when they visit Houston is the warmth of the people, they don't see the neighborhoods and the vibrancy of the clubs and the music scene, they don't get a chance to understand Houston's vibrant restaurant scene and they don't see that Houston is a quilt of neighborhoods and people that make up this sprawling city.  Houston is America's largest small town. I am consistently amazed at how well connected the business community is an how everyone seems to know everyone. I was welcomed into that cadre and it has changed my life. So, here is my thank you for the warm welcome and the friendship of all of Houston. I also want to thank a few people personally (and in chronological order) for their impact on my life and happiness here in Houston.  A heartfelt thank you to John, Tami, Christine, Dionne, Lou, Kristi, Hector, Henry, Jo-Anne, Frank, Kate and Dave.

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