Ari (8th from left) on AWB NY in 2012 following Hurricane Sandy
As a two-time alumni of Young Judaea's Alternative Winter Break program, I have high expectations for the outcome of AWB 2015: Los Angeles. Attending AWB Navajo Nation Arizona in 2011 and AWB New York in 2012 gave me both experiences and friends that I will have for years and years to come.
~ Ari Abramson attends Temple University and is from Westchester, NY.
A Novel Experience
Oren keeps it light at PATH
Becoming older is such a weird sensation. I'm gaining so many novel experiences and meeting tons of interesting people. These things shape us whether we like it or not.
As I'm going through life, I've accumulated so much knowledge and perceptive about the world around me. Participating with PATH exposed me to a new way of communicating and relating to people.
I am so glad to be volunteering to help cook and spend the holidays with these individuals that have so little. It's amazing to see that my little actions make such a big difference to them.
Sometimes the best gift you can give is company. Today I received a gift stronger then an article of clothing or jewelry, this man has been through more then imaginable. A year ago today, he was married, in a house with 2 kids, then he got divorced. Then he was on the streets of LA. Then he was abused. Then he came to PATH. And now, he has been looking for a future. He is trying to restart his life and in the process he has given mine a whole new meaning.
