Hillel at Virginia Tech
NOLA ASB 2022 - Day 6: Taking a Chance
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 11
- 1 min
NOLA ASB 2022 - Day 5: Celebrating Shabbat
Today we welcomed Shabbat in New Orleans at a local synagogue. Having grown up in the Tidewater area, my synagogue experiences had been...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 11
- 1 min
NOLA ASB 2022 - Day 4: Giving Back
I live in Atlanta, Georgia, so I am not used to houses being destroyed except for the occasional power outage. Throughout my college...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 9
- 1 min
NOLA ASB 2022 - Day 3: Responsibility
While on the Alternative Spring Break trip with Hillel at Virginia Tech, we discussed what we are responsible for during one of our...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 8
- 1 min
NOLA ASB 2022 - Day 2: Rekindling
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 7
- 1 min
NOLA ASB 2022 - Day 1: Homecoming
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....
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 22, 2020
- 2 min
NOLA ASB 2020 - Pi Day
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 21, 2020
- 1 min
NOLA ASB 2020 - Painting Rain Barrels
This trip has been a meaningful experience with learning about systemic inequalities and the issues that are prevalent in New Orleans.
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 20, 2020
- 1 min
NOLA ASB 2020 - Concrete & Convincing Ghost Stories
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,...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
NOLA ASB 2020 - Lower Ninth Ward
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
NOLA ASB 2020 - A Yellow Shotgun House
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
Day 2: Meeting the family!
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,...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
ASB New Orleans: Day 1 - Nostalgia, Good Memories, and Opportunities!
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 12, 2018
- 1 min
N'Awlins 2018! Day 1
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 12, 2018
- 2 min
N'Awlins 2018! Day 2
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 12, 2018
- 1 min
N'Awlins 2018! Day 3
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Mar 12, 2018
- 1 min
N'Awlins 2018! Day 5
Today was a bittersweet day. We spent our last day working with Rebuilding Together, working towards repairing a New Orleans residents...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jan 12, 2018
- 1 min
Ecuador Extravaganza: Dia Siete
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jan 11, 2018
- 3 min
Ecuador Extravaganza: Dia Seis
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...
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Hillel at Virginia Tech
- Jan 10, 2018
- 2 min
Ecuador Extravaganza: Dia Cinco
Today was our first day of reforestation work and after 2 days of hiking, we decided to explore some alternate methods of transportation...
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