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 …

Jul
20
Posted on July 20, 2005
Filed Under: Chicago, Summer 2005

From Tami Cohen & Daniel Bressler:

We made it to Chicago! After breakfast on Monday, we made our way to the top of the Sears Tower where we caught an overcast glimpse of the magnificent Chicago skyline and surrounding lakeshore area.

From the Sears Tower we met up with Carlton …

Jul
19
Posted on July 19, 2005

From Ari Schiftan:

On Thursday, we hopped on the bus and headed up the coast from the smog of Los Angeles to the fog of San Francisco. The views of the mountains, valleys and ocean made great scenery for our ride.
The day was spent mostly driving though we made …

Jul
15
Posted on July 15, 2005
Filed Under: Los Angeles, Summer 2005

From Andrea Horowitz:

This morning we boarded the bus to leave “Fabulous” Las Vegas. We continued our journey as we headed to Los Angeles. Halfway to LA we stopped at the 50s diner. It was amazing! They had everything from milkshakes to BBQ sandwiches. It was great fun.

We made …

Jul
14
Posted on July 14, 2005
Filed Under: Las Vegas, Summer 2005
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From Allison Parker:

This morning we woke up and said goodbye to mountainous Utah and hello to the deserts of Nevada. That’s right, we are in Las Vegas! We drove down the strip and saw hotels such as Caesar’s Palace and the Bellagio. But none of these compares to ours…The …

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