By Shane Fedorov: Today was a big traveling day, so we spent a lot of time on the bus. The bus can be fun because you can see the scenery outside changing from city to city and state to state. When we arrived in Las Vegas, we went to our hotel, The Orleans, for a Continue Reading »
-Brett Fogel When I first noticed that we were going to the Grand Canyon, I remembered the other two times that I have been there. The first time I was a little kid, and the second time I went with my family and grandparents. I had low expectations after having been there twice already. In Continue Reading »
-Ronin Chasan The day began with the ever-dreaded 7:00 AM wakeup call. After the typical hour to prep for the day, we were set to hit the road at 8:00 for Zion National Park. However, a brief discussion about the civil unrest and violence in Dallas the previous night—as well as a minor obstacle in Continue Reading »
By Jack Tresh: After a long night of little sleep on the bus to Utah, our group stopped at the JCC in Salt Lake City for a few hours for breakfast and to regroup. Everyone was still a bit tired but we fought through. Some of us worked out, some played basketball, and others just Continue Reading »
By Daniel Castano: Today held many great opportunities that Etgar 36 was able to seize. The day started off very relaxed with plenty of time to get organized on the bus for the big day that stood before us. We drove for a short while until we reached our first stop at the Food Bank of Continue Reading »
By Jake Intrater: After a few days of travel and quick stops through the heartlands of America, it was refreshing to go down to breakfast in the morning without having to load up the bus with our bags in preparation for more hours on the now all-too-familiar bus. Our first meeting of the day was with Continue Reading »
By Jacob Newman: Yesterday was July Fourth. We left Dodge City, Kansas, which was a fascinating place, and we had a long ride through Kansas to get to Colorado. I had never been to Kansas, and I have to say that it was one of the most beautiful places I have ever experienced. Coming from Continue Reading »
By Freddie Wilson: Before we left Oklahoma City in the morning, the group had a discussion about climate change. We discussed the difference between global warming and climate change, arguments for and against if climate change is caused by humans, and the debate over what the government should do, if anything. We then left Oklahoma Continue Reading »
By Max Nelkens: We started off the day with a discussion on guns and gun control, in which I learned about different laws and court cases involving the evolution of gun laws to what we have today. For example, I learned about how it’s an easier process to purchase a firearm at a gun show Continue Reading »
By Emily Youngerman: Today was really the first day that we moved away from the historical civil rights portion of the trip and onto the more hot-topic issues in America right now. We spent this morning driving from Little Rock to Dallas and while the bus ride was long, I think most of us would Continue Reading »