Jul
11
Posted on July 11, 2011
Filed Under: Las Vegas, Summer 2011
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By Evan Rosenthal

We started off the day with a short drive to Las Vegas! After dropping  our bags off at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, we headed over to the  Hoover Dam. It was damn BIG! The tallest damn in the world, as a  matter …

Jul
10
Posted on July 10, 2011
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By Harry Kaplan

This morning we woke up, but truly woke up when we did yoga and meditation with Scott Fried. His meditations especially slowed down my mind and really made me drift. After that, we hopped onto the bus for a much longer ride

Jul
09
Posted on July 09, 2011
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By Matt Tonis

After a much needed sleep in an actual bed after our overnight drive to Salt Lake City, we started off for Zion National Park around 8:00 AM. Driving through the Salt Lake City area, I noticed both the metropolitan city, and the …

Jul
08
Posted on July 08, 2011
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By Matt Gang

Today was a day full of relaxing, religion, reloading, and rocking out. After our overnight bus ride, we needed to relax. So when we arrived in Utah we visited the JCC, where we got to eat, sleep, workout, swim, shower, or …

Jul
07
Posted on July 07, 2011
Filed Under: Boulder, Summer 2011
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By Benjamin Sachs

After a well rested night sleep, we went to the Food Bank of the Rockies – American Harvest food bank and met with Jane, who gave us a tour on the facilities and showed us that a quarter could provide an entire …

Jul
06
Posted on July 06, 2011
Filed Under: Denver, Summer 2011
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By Sam Shpall

The day began early in the morning where we met with Amy to discuss our environment and where it is headed.  We spent the beginning discussing the state of our environment and the path we are heading on if we continue with …

Jul
05
Posted on July 05, 2011
Filed Under: Denver, Summer 2011
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By Sarah Petrak

“we are not in Kansas anymore”…The day started bright and early at 8 am as we left Dodge City and made our way to Denver, Colorado. Denver was a welcome relief from the heat we have been experiencing as it was …

Jul
04
Posted on July 04, 2011
Filed Under: Dodge City, Summer 2011
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By Billy Planer

Since today was a very relaxed day of just traveling no teen shared a journal entry, but I wanted to let you know about it. We started the day with a discussion on gun control to prepare the students for their upcoming meeting with the gun control …

Jul
03
Posted on July 03, 2011

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By Ian Lopez

Today was another full day. A day of learning, hope and sadness. The bus pulled up to the Oklahoma City bombing site, where once the Alfred P Murrah Federal building stood, around 3 PM. We got the history of the bombing from Billy …

Jul
02
Posted on July 02, 2011
Filed Under: Dallas, Summer 2011

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By Blake Goldstein

Although the blues club in Memphis has been my favorite moment so far, today has been the best day by far. Starting out the day with a solid two hour nap on our ride and my first Chick Fil A sandwich was …

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