By Joe Kallman

One place that really touched me was Ellis Island.  Walking and seeing where the first wave of European immigrants came through got me questioning. Do I have ancestors who passed through Ellis Island? I remember coming here before but never thought of this before.

I found in…

By Luna Manela

Today we woke up in Pennsylvania and continued our drive to New York. For lunch we had a one of a kind experience at a Wawa gas station and convenience store. After a couple more hours of cruising, Frank Sinatra’s famous “New York, New York” boomed through…

By Sam Forman

Today was our first and only day in Ohio. It began as usual with at least one room boarding the bus within 5 minutes of waking up. From there our ride to the Buckeye State ensued. I am sure it was a phenomenal landscape but it is…

By Elana Hoffenberg

After waking up and eating breakfast we ventured into Evanston, a city near Chicago, to hear from the Dean of the Medill School of Journalism. His name is John Lavine. The Dean spoke to us about advances in media technology that already exist but are not yet…

By Zack Cohen

I woke up in the morning and had my usual breakfast. We were all told to come into a meeting room, where we spoke about the prison system in America and the various ideas of prison reform. Some people thought we should change prisoners to better society,…

By Netanya Lerner

Today we experienced the diversity of San Francisco by exploring its various neighborhoods. We began the day by going to the Haight-Ashbury district. We saw where famous singers and musicians lived, as well as heard about how this neighborhood was the center of the counter-culture revolution of…

By Robin Breindel

Today was our first full day in San Francisco. Some of us began the day with breakfast while others of us chose to sleep later. The need to walk only a few blocks and have a choice of where to go for breakfast really helped create the…

By Josh Edelson

Today we traveled up the coast of California. We saw some of the most beautiful views. Two hours after leaving Los Angeles, we stopped in Santa Barbara for lunch and explored this unique town. After eating, we drove a few more hours and stopped in San Luis…

By Philip Michael Segal

Today was our first full day in California. We made it from coast to coast! In the morning, after breakfast, we made our way to South Central Los Angeles. It is one of the rougher parts of the city. We got off the bus where the…

By Ali Bohrer

We started our morning off with a quick stop at the famous ‘Welcome to Las Vegas” sign for a group photo before beginning our ride to Los Angeles. Along the way we stopped at Peggy Sue’s ‘50s Diner. Everything was 1950s-themed and it had a pretty unique…