Today was the Irish Channel Parade, which was the best way to end this week in New Orleans. After a week of labor and giving our time to...

Today we welcomed Shabbat in New Orleans at a local synagogue. Having grown up in the Tidewater area, my synagogue experiences had been...

I live in Atlanta, Georgia, so I am not used to houses being destroyed except for the occasional power outage. Throughout my college...

​​While on the Alternative Spring Break trip with Hillel at Virginia Tech, we discussed what we are responsible for during one of our...

This is the second time I’ve been on an ASB trip with Hillel. The first was when the world declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Today, as we...

Being here in New Orleans has been amazing. It's my first time being back in the city in a while and I can't wait to see my family again....

This week put an emphasis on the tentative part of our tentative schedule. Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the St Patrick’s Day Parade...

This trip has been a meaningful experience with learning about systemic inequalities and the issues that are prevalent in New Orleans.

On Wednesday, we were able to pour concrete for the sidewalk we started earlier in the week. The sidewalk leads up to the side door,...

Today we continued to work on the site making measurements for the concrete project. It felt amazing to see the progress we made at Miss...

Today we started working at our site. It’s a yellow shotgun house owned by a woman named Miss Anne. She has lived at this house almost...

Today was our first day of work in New Orleans. We got up at 7 am, got some breakfast and got straight to work. Once we got to the house,...

Today was the first day of our week long trip to New Orleans as we embarked on the 13 hour car ride from Virginia Tech. As a student who...

As I reflect on our first day, I am so excited for what the rest of the week will hold! Even though I experienced this trip last spring...

It’s wild to believe that we’ve only been in New Orleans for a just few short days. So many deep personal connections have been formed...

On Wednesday we worked on the Rebuilding Together site at Betty Johnson's home in the 7th Ward, glazing and painting the exterior of her...

Today was a bittersweet day. We spent our last day working with Rebuilding Together, working towards repairing a New Orleans residents...

Here is a little haiku to start us off: Hot springs in the valley The water was renewing Balance in the world After saying goodbye to our...

Our day started out just the same as yesterday: wake up, help our host mom make and eat breakfast, and book it to the community center to...

Today was our first day of reforestation work and after 2 days of hiking, we decided to explore some alternate methods of transportation...