2023
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March
Cuba Day 6: Final Reflection
Read MoreHola Familias y Amigos!We are about to board the plane in Miami, and I am elated to share with you all our final blog post of the trip covering Friday night to Saturday night. Thank you again for your patience in getting this last update out to you. It’s long, but I promise it’s worth the read! -
Cuba Day 5
Read MoreHola Familias y Amigos!I’m sending out the blog early today in observance of Shabbat and will include tonight’s activities in our final blog update tomorrow night. -
Cuba Day 4
Read MoreHola Familias y Amigos!A lot of individual conversations with the kids and a spontaneous dance party delayed me starting this blog until after midnight. Some context about the dance party: they asked to go to a discoteca, I said “sorry, no,” and so they just decided to start their own outside of the restaurant and even our waiter Robin joined in. YOCO. -
Cuba Day 3
Read MoreHola Familias y Amigos!I’ve had 3 mock mojitos, a pineapple drink, and coconut water straight from the fruit, and I’ve somehow convinced myself that, ya know, this is just a healthy serving of fruits and veggies, right? Mint is green… -
Cuba Day 2
Read MoreHola Familias y Amigos!It’s intimidating trying to begin to capture how informative, meaningful, and joyful our day was as we walked and danced our legs off exploring Havana’s history, culture, and everyday highs and lows. I’m starting tonight's blog outside on large marble steps watching waves crash along the malecón, spraying the street. I’m grateful for this wind, the view of the black abyss of the ocean, and so much good to share. So let’s get to it. -
Cuba Day 1 - Part II
Read MoreHola Familias y Amigos!Tonight’s update won’t be as descriptive as I want it to be and the photos are not as organized, but it’s important to record thoughts no matter how scattered. Honestly, the way I felt at our first dinner tonight is how I usually feel at the farewell dinner for our programs. We got off the plane in Havana this afternoon, and something just clicked for us. We all helped each other with our bags (Max leading the charge in pulling at least 30 bags off the carousel), we got through customs quickly without a single issue, and once we felt the wind and saw the palm trees and old cars, it finally hit us we were where we were, and we dove right into the program. -
Cuba Day 1 - A Pre-trip Reflection
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For weeks, we have been packing for Cuba. Students, teachers, and parents loaded grocery carts and stuffed duffles, scooped and sealed powdered milk, assembled 200 care packages for eight different communities, hand-wrote personalized notes in up to three languages, and mobilized countless peers, family members, synagogues, friends, and neighbors to join our efforts in ensuring every group we visit on the island feels seen, valued, and blessed. In total, we rolled and dragged thirty-one 50-pound bags of donations to the airport this morning. We also prepared fifteen trash bags full of extra clothes that didn’t fit in our luggage, and it will be sent with our chaperone Elga’s mother to Mexico to communities in need there. Our mental suitcases are at this point bursting at the seams with anticipation and gratitude for all who helped make this humanitarian mission possible.
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