By Ali Bohrer

As our journey starts to come to an end, we finished our last full day strong. In the morning we rallied for our final meeting of the trip as we went to the offices of AIPAC. AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobby who advocates for the complete American…

By Elisa Gradwohl

Today we began by going to the US Holocaust Museum. It started off when you get a card with a person who was in a concentration camp. The card told their story and, along the way, you can put it into a computer and hear more of…

By Sam Prieto

Today was our third day in Washington DC. We actually got to sleep late and left at 9:45 AM – a spectacular time that I think we should copy from now on.

Our first meeting was with the National Coalition for the Homeless. There we met with…

By Ashley Nesenoff

Today was all about sites, fights and human rights. Our first meeting of the day was with NARAL-Pro Choice America. Kate Vlach, a policy associate, and Rachel Tabamon, a policy aide, told us about women’s reproductive rights. They advocate for more comprehensive sex education programs in schools…

By Nikki Mayo

We started off the day by going to the Capitol. On the way to the building we saw the Supreme Court and Library of Congress. We went to the Capitol to meet with civil rights activist, Representative from Georgia, and someone whose life we had heard about…

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 David Beer

Today was a day of relaxing. Although it was relaxing, there were a few unexpected things to happen. First we got on the bus and fell asleep before getting to New Haven, CT – home of Yale University. Billy let us have some free time and some…

By Halley Belt

Waking up in my home city was awesome. I love Boston. Not just because I have lived in the area my whole life, but because of the people who make up a welcoming atmosphere filling the historic streets.

After the usual buffet breakfast, the now 20 of…

By Jonah Schumer

Only a week left, and we arrived in my hometown of Boston. Unfortunately, we spent more time than planned on the bus due to a flat tire. We started the morning off still in the Big Apple where we went to the campus of Columbia University and…

By Bradley Schwartz

Today was a great day in New York City. We started off in the morning by going to H&H bagels which is talked about a lot. We continued by meeting with Billy’s friend Scott Fried. Scott spoke about HIV/AIDS and gave us an informative lecture on sexual…