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By Ben De Toledo
This morning started with a drive to downtown LA where we met with Michael Stryer, a co-founder of the New Teachers Union of Los Angeles, and a history teacher at Fairfax High School. The meeting started with Michael asking us to
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By Steven Aranyi
Yesterday started with a nice bus drive of a few hours to brunch. We stopped at a restaurant called Peggy Sue’s 50’s Diner. The food was really good, and there was a gift shop with a lot of retro stuff and some
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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 Josh Braude
We started off our nice warm day in Los Angeles with a trip to South Central. As we learned, South Central is a gang-ridden troubled neighborhood that to the eye looks pleasant but if you look beneath the surface it still has its troubles. We heard from …
By Mica Baevsky
We started off the day by visiting the world famous Las Vegas sign on our way out of town. We then headed to Los Angeles. We stopped for lunch at Peggy Sue’s Diner, a 1950’s style restaurant. We made it to Los Angeles and headed to our …
By Andie Firestone
Today was our second day in Los Angeles. We started our morning by visiting South Central Los Angeles. Our surprise guest speaker was Carlton, our bus driver. He grew up there and lived there in the early 90s during the Rodney King riots. As we were driving …
By Eyal Schechter
An early morning wake up call from the front desk began my day. I opened my eyes to the sound of Sportscenter announcing the results of the home run derby. After taking a shower I was on my way downstairs to get on the bus. I must …
By Jared Hinds
Today was yet another great day. We were on the road at 10 AM and we drove into South Central Los Angeles. This area is one of the poorer sections in Los Angeles. As we drove through the area, I noticed that South Central has not really …
By Aaron McCausland
In the morning, we spoke as a group about the different sides of the immigration issue. When we arrived in Los Angeles, I felt more at home than I have in any other city on the trip. All the people, areas and beaches reminded me of my …
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