Jun
28
Posted on June 28, 2006

From Allie Drimer:

Today my fellow friends and I went to so many amazing places. We started at Graceland, the mansion Elvis bought when he made it big. It is equipped with platinum records, fun beds and the Jungle Room! These past 2 days in Memphis made me gain even …

Jun
27
Posted on June 27, 2006
Filed Under: Memphis, Summer 2006

From Mike Deutsch:

Today was an action packed day! We started off by driving from Birmingham, Alabama to Tupelo, Mississippi. In Tupelo we visited Elvis’ birthplace. It was a shotgun shack meaning you could stand at the front door and shoot a gun and the bullet would go through each …

Jun
26
Posted on June 26, 2006

From Ben Kline:

Today was a very busy and exciting day! After our drive from Atlanta to Montgomery, we went to the Rosa Park Museum located on the exact spot where she created a revolution on December 1, 1955. We watched an interesting reenactment which showed exactly how the historic …

Jun
25
Posted on June 25, 2006
Filed Under: Atlanta, Summer 2006

From Nathaniel Eisen:

As a group, we decided that everything we did today had to do with Civil Rights and, yet, each issue has so much to explore in it. We were helped in our exploration of each issue by meeting with friendly and dedicated people that work on these …

Jul
31
Posted on July 31, 2005
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From Sheri Cohen & Anna Schneider:

As we slowly made our way to the bus at 8 AM, our enthusiasm form the past day in Washington DC was still apparent. We stole a few last minutes of sleep on the busride into town for our first meeting of the day. …

Jul
31
Posted on July 31, 2005
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From Micah Chervin:

Today, Thursday July 28th, began with an early wake up to catch the Metro in time to make it to Capitol Hill. We met with Senators Barak Obama and Dick Durbin from Illinois. We went to their weekly coffee where they answer any questions. Senator Obama entered …

Jul
29
Posted on July 29, 2005
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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 …

Jul
25
Posted on July 25, 2005
Filed Under: Boston, Summer 2005

From Alison Channon:

We started our last morning on New York with frantic packing, quick showers and H&H bagels. At 9:15 AM, we reunited with Carleton and our bus. He took a hiatus in New Jersey while we utilized the subways of New York.

We made our way to the …

Jul
25
Posted on July 25, 2005

From Aris Voorde:

After spending the night in Clarion, PA we started the day with a sleepy bus ride to NYC. On the way, we watched “Fahrenheit 911”. Billy challenged us to watch it critically and form our own opinions on what Michael Moore was saying in his movie.

Once …

Jul
21
Posted on July 21, 2005
Filed Under: Cleveland, Summer 2005

From Noah Schumer:

We woke up bright and early this morning at 8 AM to head from Toledo to Kent, OH, the home of Kent State University. Considering we did not get to our hotel the night before until 1 AM, it was a quiet 2 hour ride. Natalie even …

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