By Rob Pressel

Today we started out by driving from our hotel in New Jersey to my home city of Philadelphia. Our first visit was to the National Constitution Center. We saw a live performance introducing us to the ideas and history of the Constitution. While most of us thought…

By Brandon Krieger

Today we began our day in Philadelphia by going to the Constitution Museum. It was a very interesting museum as it was extremely interactive. We watched a live performance about the way our country was formed, and specifically what the first three words of the Constitution, “We…

By Jackie Licht

We had a good day today. We had a meeting in the morning with a member of Save Darfur. He taught us about the genocide in Sudan and how we can get involved to help bring it to an end. One of the ways he suggested, was…

By Hannah Goldstein

We started the day with one of the best breakfasts of the trip. We had heard about it from the lady at the front desk but, in the morning, when Billy told us to hurry up and not miss it we took it seriously.

Our first stop…

By Gabe Schneider

During the ride to Philadelphia from Boston, we watched a couple of movies which I feel parallel some great lessons and ideas we have learned and experienced this summer. The first is “Wet Hot American Summer”, a movie that relates to the American Dream by telling the…

From Daniel Charlip–Blumlein:

We got to Philadelphia last night from Boston after a 6-hour drive. We went straight to South Street where we had time for dinner and looking around the unique area. I went to Jim Steaks for their famous Cheese Steaks. Then we went to our hotel, which…

From Jesse Howard:

Tuesday was fun, we left the hotel and headed straight to Revolution Books. This is a Communist bookstore. We met with George who is a member of the American Communist Party. George brought up some good points and though they were somewhat idealistic and flawed they were…

From Josh De Young:

We got to Philadelphia on Tuesday night and stayed in the suburbs, which are actually in New Jersey. While our trip can be educationally intense, we take time to have fun. Tonight, we went to see Dave Matthews in concert. It was a great night to…