As anyone might imagine, going to a completely different country is an eye-opening experience.
I traveled with Care to Help around El Salvador and distributed supplies, built a house, and talked with the locals. Of course, I felt good about myself when I handed out supplies, but the most resounding memory I had of El Salvador was that of the school children.
Building and distributing were awesome in their own sense, but getting to know the people you were helping on a personal level was incomparable. I felt as if the hilarious struggle to communicate had brought random strangers close incredibly rapidly. And this brief but powerful connection with younger children was hands-down the best part of my time in El Salvador.
– Hongjin Xia, John P. Stevens High School
任何人可能都會想像著，去到一个完全不同的国家會是一个大开眼界的经历。
2014年夏天，我参与了Care To Help Foundation 在萨尔瓦多的慈善公益之旅，有机会和中南美洲的学生义工们一起，帮贫民建造房屋并与他们交流。亲手把发放的物资交到需要���手上的那一刹那，感觉真的非常棒。 但如果你问我在萨尔瓦多最难忘的是什么，我会说是学校里的那群孩子们。
帮助建造房屋和分发物资本来就极有意义的事，但与你所帮助的人们更深入的交流与互动却是一种无与伦比的经历。中南美洲的语言是西语，那种吃力而滑稽的交流方式，快就消除了我们彼此间语言的隔阂。和孩子们这段短暂却震撼的接触，无疑是我在萨尔瓦多经历的最好时光。
– 夏弘进，新泽西Edison, John P. Stevens 高中