From JB Stafford:

Home is nowhere near
So I step from the car
Not knowing what to expect
When I’ll be back here again it seems so far

The ones who drove came first
No one knew what was in store
There were more to come from flight
They were …

From Allie Farfel:

The past two days in Washington D.C. have been packed with a variety of meetings and activities. Saturday morning we started at The National Coalition for the Homeless. There, we spoke with the director of the program, Michael Stoops as well as a formerly homeless woman, Francine, …

From Allie Farfel:

After traveling for almost 5 weeks learning about political and social activism and how it ties into our American and Jewish identities, it is perfect that we end our journey in Washington DC, the home of our government. I believe that the theme of this city so …

From Daniel Charlip–Blumlein:

We got to Philadelphia last night from Boston after a 6-hour drive. We went straight to South Street where we had time for dinner and looking around the unique area. I went to Jim Steaks for their famous Cheese Steaks. Then we went to our hotel, which …

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From Jamie Haber:

New York was a blast! From the minute we arrived we were so busy. First we went to talk with Ruth Messinger, the Director of the American Jewish World Service. She spoke about the work that AJWS does. They work with 31 countries and go to places …

From Britni Ashkenazi:

Today we began by going to Kent State University where 4 students were killed by the National Guard on May 4, 1970. We met with Alan Canfora on the campus. He was a student protester who was shot in the wrist and survived by falling behind a …

From Moises Cohen:

“Open your eyes to the world; then decide how to live your life”. This is one of the significant ideas that Bill Ayers conveyed to us in our meeting with him. However, before I talk about that, let me tell you a little on what we did …

From Ariel Rubinstein:

Upon arriving in San Francisco, we traveled to the heart of the city where we found our hotel. The Mosser Hotel was unlike anything we stayed in so far. It is a European style hotel in which most of the rooms share a bathroom with the hall …

From Mark Schiffer:

Los Angeles was one of the more diverse stops on our summer journey. On the way to L.A. we stopped for lunch at a 1950s throwback diner called Peggy Sue’s. After a very tasty meal, we continued to Los Angeles. On the way, we watched the film …