Most Meaningful Experiences from Week 2

Going to the Holocaust Museum made me realize how fortunate I am to be able to practice my religion and that I should take not take it for granted!
-Rachel P

Working with one and two year old homeless children at Bright Beginnings showed me that I have the ability to make a difference in people’s lives.
-Jordan H

The trip to the Holocaust Museum was moving and the trips to Capitol Hill was inspiring!
-Lexi D

My 4^th of July was my best ever! The Smithsonian Folklife Festival was amazing and the fireworks were the best I’ve ever seen!
-Jesse B

Helping Dara at the Washington Middle School for Girls was extremely meaningful! I was able to find God in her smile.
-Max L

Ruth Messinger was an incredible speaker that I will remember for a long time!
-Ben K

MY SERVICE PROJECT!
-Samantha H

Working with refugees was rewarding—they were so cute and sweet, and I really enjoyed working with them.
-Talia M

I’ve learned that it really isn’t that hard to talk face to face with a political figure.
-Adam A

My most meaningful experience was when I was making friendship bracelets with a refugee child, Rizwdna, and she chose to give me hers. This really touched me!
-Cara L

Visiting Capitol Hill and having meetings there was very interesting!
-Dani S

The baseball game, Capitol Hill, Congressional Simulation….
-Charlie T

…the refugee boy, I’ve been working with, said that I was his favorite part of camp.
-Naomi N

The Holocaust Museum was so powerful. I have been there so many times, but what I got out of it this time was how I have to stop genocide from happening again. I am not allowed to stand idly.
-Sara F

At Washington Middle School for Girls, not only was it self-fulfilling to tutor, it was also when I saw the smiling faces of the girls when they understood the material. Those smiles made me smile! I guess they saying is true—a smile can change a person’s day. The girls truly changed mine.
-Britty C

I’ve realized that the others JAMers are so special. They not only care about the world they live in, but they’re willing to work to change it for the better.
-Jaclyn S

I’m really glad I signed up for this!
-Eryca S