By Annica Epstein

We began the celebration of America’s Independence bright and early at 6 AM. By 7 AM we were revved up with a heated and informative discussion about abortion led by Adam, one of our staff members. This discussion was to better prepare us for our meeting with …

By Madi Cogan

After finally opening our eyes this morning we arrived at beautiful Graceland! We got to go inside and tour almost the entire estate! Although it was very dated, it was one of my favorite places we have seen so far.

After that we went back to Beale …

By Madi Cogan

After waking up on time, we ate a great breakfast and loaded the bus to head over to Elvis Presley’s birth home in Tupelo, Mississippi. We got to see the house he grew up in as well as visit the amazing Elvis gift shop next door.

We …

By Samantha Brody

For our first meeting on the road, the trip went smoothly. Two and a half hours after we left Atlanta we arrived in Montgomery, Alabama. There we went back to the beginning of the Civil Rights movement… the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa Parks.

Located at the …

By Nathaniel Tabachnik

Day one of our journey began today as we traveled the city of Atlanta with the bus as our only real home. We went from site to site, meeting with some of the most interesting, vivid and knowledgeable people I have ever met.

Our first stop was …

Well it is now after midnight in Atlanta and everyone is in their hotel rooms and quiet. The day was a great start to what will be a fantastic journey. Everyone is excited for what’s to come, but tired right now.

Today was spent getting to know each other and …

On June 11-12, the Etgar 36 summer staff got together in Atlanta to prepare for the summer. As we put together the finishing touches on the summer trip, we could barely contain our excitement – we all can’t wait for the trip to get underway!

Introducing your staff for Summer …

If you need to find us during the summer, just check back to this post to see where we’ll be:

June 29-30: Atlanta

July 1: Montgomery, Birmingham

July 2: Tupelo, Memphis

July 3: Memphis, Little Rock

July 4: Dallas

July 5: Oklahoma City

July 6: Dodge City

July 7: Denver…