By Sydney Kass: Yesterday, the cast of Etgar 36 fabulously played the roles of tourists in Washington D.C. First, we explored the Newseum: a museum that pays tribute to the rights of the first amendment and those who feed the public information. It is by far my favorite museum. Exhibits such as the Pulitzer Prize Continue Reading »
By Tyler Worobow: We started the day off strong by having a meeting with 2 speakers from the National Coalition for the Homeless. Both the speakers, Karen and John used to be homeless. They shared their stories with us and gave us a deeper look into what it is like to be homeless. John was very Continue Reading »
Our second day in the nation’s capital was jam-packed from the minute we stepped off the bus. Our first stop was at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank which believes in traditional American values and principles, such as limited government and individual liberties. To counter our conversation with United for a Fair Economy in Continue Reading »
By Nathan Davis: We started our day in Washington, D.C. by discussing the pros and cons of legalization of marijuana in preparation for our talk with N.O.R.M.L, a foundation advocating for legalization of marijuana. We spoke about the pros and cons of full legalization as well as mandatory minimums. This was one of the issues Continue Reading »
By Rachel Arayni: We began our day by visiting the constitution museum where we watched the formation of our government via a live multimedia presentation of the events leading to the birth of the constitution. Afterwards, we were free to peruse the exhibits. The museum chronicles American history through the progression of the constitution, as well Continue Reading »
By Jake Intrater: The excitement of heading towards Philadelphia led us through the long and somewhat tedious drive from Boston to the City of Brotherly Love. We stopped in New Haven again for lunch and once again had some time to walk around the beautiful Yale campus situated in what felt like a small New England Continue Reading »
By Sydney Kass: On day 30, Etgar 36 had the pleasure of exploring the city of Boston, which was by no means boring. First, we traveled to Walden Pond where writer and philosopher Henry David Thoreau lived for two years in seek of a quiet place to write. Thoreau was an extremely wise philosopher Continue Reading »
However, in the morning we checked out an area on the upper west side where the Audubon Society and Gitler Gallery paired up to put up murals all along shop grates and the sides of buildings portraying the over 300 endangered bird species that came out on the 2014 Audubon Society Report. Continue Reading »
By Nathan Davis: Today, we continued our discussion on the American Dream as we traveled through many different parts of New York City. We started off in the streets of Harlem and discussed the history of bebop jazz as well as Langston Hughes, a famous Harlem Renaissance writer. As I walked through Harlem, I was Continue Reading »
By Ellie Rappoport: The beginning of our day started off with us hopping on and off of three trains to get to Battery Park, Ellis Island and the Statute of Liberty. We talked about where are ancestors came from, why they came to America, and the American Dream and whether or not it still has Continue Reading »