By Rachael Baer

This morning wake up was at 9 AM which is a little later than the usual time. At 10 AM we met with Ezra, our staff member, to discuss the issue of gun control in America. The discussion reviewed many of the key points for and against gun control. The word “freedom” was brought up frequently throughout the discussion.

After our meeting we boarded the bus for the ride to Dodge City, Kansas. After a fast paced first week today was going to be a low key and relaxed travel day. Something we were all looking forward to.

We stopped for lunch at IHOP and then got back on the bus to watch the movie “Sicko,” a Michael Moore documentary about health care in America. The purpose of watching the movie was to prepare us for our meeting with Kaiser Permanente in a few days in Denver to hear their side of the debate.

A few hours later we arrived in Dodge City, cleaned the bus and then went swimming as well as had dinner. After dinner we went to Dairy Queen where we all enjoyed ice cream which was delicious.

When we got back to the hotel, Amy, another staff member, led a discussion in which we debated the issue of should America have universal health care. The discussion was very informative and made the issue easy to understand.

It is hard to believe that we have been on this journey for a week now and that last week at this time we were just meeting each other for the first time!

Tomorrow we continue on the road and head to Denver, Colorado.