by Josh Blecherman Today, wake up was at 7 and we got on the bus at 8 to hit the road for LA. We stopped around 11 to eat brunch at Peggy Sue’s, a 50’s themed diner in the middle of the Mojave desert. I got a Mickey Mouse club and a chocolate milkshake, both Continue Reading »
by Michael Shaich After an exciting first night in Vegas, many of us chose to wake up early so we could experience the much anticipated Las Vegas buffet. The buffet had everything from Sushi, to an omelette bar, to ice cream. I believe I can speak on behalf of all us of that it lived Continue Reading »
by Jenna Pick It’s Sunday morning and we’re on our way to famous Las Vegas. It’s amazing to see the buildings and the people here since it’s my first time. We’re having lunch at Sweet Tomatoes, a buffet style place, and everyone seems to really enjoy themselves. The Orleans is the hotel we’re staying at Continue Reading »
by Noah Schulman Today is July 8, about two weeks into our trip. Today we are going to the Grand Canyon, which is astonishing considering how far we’ve come in only two weeks. The day started with an eight am wake up call. After a quick breakfast, we headed out on the bus towards the Continue Reading »
by Glenn Baevsky With only 9 days left in Etgar for me, I intended to make the most out of the time I have left. After getting up at 7 am and eating a quick breakfast, we left Salt Lake City, Utah for our 5 hour drive to Zion National Park. Since we didn’t want Continue Reading »
by Anna Winikow We spent the night on the bus as we made our way to Salt Lake City in a swift eight hours. We stopped in Wyoming around 3:30 am (some say for a rest stop, but we all know it was to add another sticker to the map on the bus). We got Continue Reading »
by Ariana Schwartzberg When a person devotes their life to helping those in need, there is nothing more admirable than that. Today we went to Food Bank of the Rockies, a nonprofit organization that serves nearly seven thousand meals a day to those in the area. They send nearly one hundred million pounds of food Continue Reading »
by Sophia Grande The debate over the environment has always seemed silly to me because I assumed that the health of the Earth wasn’t up for debate at all. Being from an area that promotes leaving a green footprint and puts an emphasis on sustainability has undoubtedly made me aware of the harm man has Continue Reading »
by Rachel Rosenthal Today we got on the bus at 8 a.m. to drive from Dodge City, Kansas to Denver, Colorado. The duration of the trip was approximately 5 hours including bathroom breaks and lunch. As we got closer to our destination the view outside became even more beautiful with the mountainous scenery compared to Continue Reading »
by Perri Schwartz Today, we spent most of our day headed to Dodge City, Kansas so it was more of a relaxation day and a stopover before Colorado. First, in the morning, we had a environmental discussion and talked about climate change and other global issues. We talked about all different opinions. Later, in the Continue Reading »