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 …

By Ariel Fanger

After “waking up in Vegas,” we headed off to the headquarters of the Culinary Union where we discussed the subjects of minimum wage vs. living wage, as well as whether unions are useful or not. I think unions are necessary because they help ensure that each worker …

By Zach Lang

Today was one of the days I had been anticipating the most on the trip. Finally we entered the dream land that is Las Vegas. Las Vegas being home of one of the most important films of our time…“The Hangover.”  As we rode into town, I could …

By Martin Fields

Today was the second Shabbat of the trip. We created our own Friday night services last night in the style of Reconstructionist Judaism.  We had our service outside in a park down the road from our hotel, surrounded by the mountains of Zion.

Today we got to …

By Joe Kallman

Every time I step outside of my house into nature, I never stop to look around at what the world has to offer. Going to Zion National Park today really helped me see the true beauty and amazement of our world.  The wind flowing through me, the …