By Sarah Speilberger

The morning of our last full day of Etgar 36 started off early as we left our hotel in Camp Springs Maryland at 8:00 in the morning. It was a silent ride to what would be our very last meeting as we were all still half asleep. …

By Peter Danis

Today was our last full day of museums. We started off the day with a visit to the Holocaust Museum. Although I had already been there, I still got a lot out of it. The architecture of the museum really adds to the overall experience. It has …

By Nicole Schlosberg

We started off the meeting with the National Coalition for the Homeless. Some things the National Coalition does is lobby for civil rights and register people to vote. We met with two men, former homeless people- Steve and George. They each shared their stories with us. Their …

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By Eva Steinberg

Yesterday was an extremely busy day- but still very informative and fun. First, we went to the Heritage Foundation. It was interesting to discuss a topic that is so relevant today, especially considering the issue of the debt ceiling. The representative from …

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By Yael Farber

Today, we woke up and began our first day in the nation’s capital. The first meeting of the day was with Greenpeace. We met with Bill Richardson, the Deputy Executive Director of Greenpeace America. He told us about Greenpeace’s 3 major concerns: …

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By Justin Strudler

On Tuesday, when my room arose to the sounds of my alarm waking me up to go run, I quickly hit the snooze and continued to sleep. Finally we awoke, showered, and ran down to breakfast. We were leaving Waltham, MA, the …

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By Matt Tonis

After arriving in Boston late last night, I was extremely excited to watch NESN in the morning. Being back in Massachusetts is a great thrill for me because Boston is my favorite city in America, mostly because it’s my hometown.

The first …

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By Talia Marcus

Billy plans our trip months in advance, and every day we follow the schedule telling us where to go and when. But sometimes events aren’t planned. The theme of today, (in addition to the overarching New York themes of Home and …

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By Ben Chasan

We woke up today in The City That Never Sleeps and caught the subway out to Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights. Obviously, there are some stereotypes associated with Crown Heights; even my mother texted me, “What are you going to do in …

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By Katie Levy

As we woke up to 100 degree weather we made our way to Battery Park to ride the ferry to Ellis Island. On the boat, Billy took a plethora of pictures of the twenty-eight of us as we passed the Statue of …