My heart bleeds for my city and the people I love the most, my Houston neighbors.  I have witnessed the destruction of so many things that were monumental to this city.  Not to mention the hardest thing I have ever personally gone through myself.  Watching my family and close friends and neighbors, pull everything they own out of flooded houses.  Seeing the pictures of even the carpeting and all furniture and belongings, even saw the kids toys ruined lying in rubble.  The love and support of the community and the people is enormous, but I am still very sad.  We are under a curfew as they have reported looting, but I have not seen anything like this.  Just people joining together to help everyone that needs help.  People you know or do not know. Watching the pictures and seeing the faces and commotion going on all around me is not only crippling, but very very emotional.  
The streets are bare, and very few businesses are open as usual.  Travel is very difficult as many of our street lights are still out, and food and water and gas are non existent.  You can feel sorry for others but not for me, as I am completely fine, not mentally but everything else is wonderful.  As I know once I exchange, I will take care of the people that need the help the most.  The confusion and complete devastation of the people is the hard part, as many do not have working vehicles and are having to walk or use bicycles.

The grocery stores are almost completely sold out of Milk, bread, and all fresh fruits and vegetables, even bacon and lunch meat.  Kroger has closed at 3:30 pm as they were completely out of food.  Then on top of these terrible situations, there is no gas to leave even if you could find the roads to get out of town.  Schools are mostly flooded, and kids are very bored, they have nothing to do and can not go outside much as the streets are all muddy, and when you walk you sink into the ground.  We as a city are doing everything we can by cleaning out our closets and toiletries, but the destruction, and emotions of the people are very high.