Day 2 March 11

Today we ate breakfasts at the hotel and then departed on the bus for the JDC baby help center. At the baby help center we learned about the mission of the JDC and the baby help center in Buenos Aires. We spent time playing with the children and organizing the items we donated.

Afterwards we bussed out to one of the city’s shantytowns to visit a soup kitchen that the JDC’s non-sectarian wing operates. The manager of the kitchen told us how she came to operate the soup kitchen.

Following our visit to the soup kitchen we dined at a kosher restaurant that served Middle Eastern food. We then proceeded to the Marc Chagall Jewish Day School where we began our project of painting various rooms in the school and playground equipment.

After work we sat down for a discussion on the Jewish outlook on charity and community relations. When this was done we went back to the hotel, showered and went to dinner in a nice part of Buenos Aires.

My personal experience thus far has been amazing. Buenos Aires is a beautiful city and the people are as warm and friendly as I have ever met. I am getting a chance to really try and speak Spanish. The idea that an organization such as the JDC has been able to make a difference in so many thousands of people’s lives makes me proud to be a part of this experience.