From Jon:

Washington D.C. is where this whole trip comes together. We’ve been roaming this vast country for 31 days, learning about the issues, meeting with the activists, and formulating our own opinions, and now we are in the nation’s capital where all of these issues are addressed, worked on, …

From Jon:

As we pulled into Boston we got riled up for the amazing Blue Man Group. The show was phenomenal.  I have been a huge fan of theirs for years and had been waiting for a time when I could see the show.  It was hilarious when we all got …

From Marla:

We arrived in New York City in the late afternoon and checked into our hotel. After freshening up a bit, we got on the bus and journeyed to the Meadowlands to see Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen. When we arrived, we realized that our seats were a little less …

From Eric:

On this journey we’ve utilized just about every form of transportation imaginable except for the space shuttle.  Having been in buses, cars, vans, trains, and boats, we decided to use airplane to get from San Francisco to Chicago.  Our three hour and thirty-seven minute flight (as we were …

Note to parents from group leader Billy Planer:

On Friday we made the magnificent ride up the coast. We stopped at the Hearst Castle to see how the rich and famous lived. We had a wonderful Shabbat service/discussion in Big Sur and rolled into San Francisco rather late on Friday …

Note to parents from group leader Billy Planer:

We got to the city of angels in time to play in a park before our scheduled tour of the Museum of Tolerance. I had fun watching the teens just play and have to remind myself that play is an important part …

From Marla (16 year old from Atlanta):

After a grueling overnight bus ride, we awoke to find ourselves in Salt Lake City, Utah. I think we would all agree that the showers we took at the Salt Lake JCC were the best and most refreshing showers on the trip so …

From Eric:

We made it to the state capital in Denver and walked to the 14 step of the building, which is officially a mile high. We sat down for a conversation with a member of the Colorado Environment organization. He discussed the importance of preserving our environment and what …

From Jason (16 year old from Boston):

Our trip continued as we traveled over to Oklahoma City. The group was amazed at the memorial of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the site of the 1995 bombing. We spoke to a survivor of the blast, who gave us a blow-by-blow …

From Marissa (16 year old from New Jersey):

We woke up early on Friday morning to travel five hours to Dallas. On the way, everyone fell asleep so that they could catch up on the z’s they had been missing from the past few days. We then pulled off the …