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The 1st 3rd World City in the US
The sunshine of fame and glamor glares into our eyes, blinding us from the truth; as we put on our sunglasses, the sunshine disappears, and we are able to focus. […]
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A Visitor in Los Angeles
My family has never been a group to go on long trips or vacations. That is, if you do not count the eleven moves I’ve lived through (for of them […]
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Unpacking
At the end of the day, we take a moment to reflect and share during the daily wrap up, or sikkum yom. No matter how exhausted we are, this is […]
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A Change in Plans
Our first day volunteering we had an unexpected change of venues. This change resulted in one group going to an organization, ARC . ARC not only provides a service necessary […]
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Second Time Around
Today I volunteered with the Greenlight organization for the second time. I noticed a significant difference between this year’s experience and last year’s experience. This year the main focus seemed […]
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Getting Down to Business
Today was a morning of rebuilding. Last night was settling and learning a bit about New Orleans, but today we got down to business. My group went to work with […]