Hello from Flagstaff, Arizona! We have been having a blast in the Southwest! On Friday morning, we left our hotel in St. George, Utah and headed straight to the exceptionally beautiful and exceptionally hot Zion National Park. We hiked, souvenir shopped, and hydrated all while learning all about the formation of the amazing red rock [...]
Pacific Connect
This update is brought to you by Phoebe Routman. She’s a rising 7th grader from Toronto, and she loves to write! A few edits and additions were made by the staff! Enjoy :) The last two days: Wednesday, July 20 There’s nothing more beautiful than a gorgeous hike at Yosemite. After breakfast, we set off [...]
Hello from Yosemite! We are having an amazing time getting in touch with our beautiful surroundings. Although we don’t have service in the park, we are feeling quite connected! Before we arrived in Yosemite, we had the pleasure of spending a full day in the Lake Tahoe area. Between hiking in Squaw Valley, the site [...]
We are having a great time in California. On Friday morning we got up and enjoyed delicious herbal tea and fortune cookies (they’re actually Japanese, not Chinese!) from the famous Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. We toured the gardens, took photos and admired the amazing bonsai trees and exquisite flowers. From there our day [...]
Although we’re fighting off some jet lag, we had a fabulous first day here in San Francisco! Wednesday, everyone met on UC Berkeley’s welcoming campus and got to know each other through ice breakers. Thursday morning we had a delicious breakfast in the dining hall, and then we were off! We started the day at [...]
The last few days have been so beautiful and busy it’s hard to remember where to start first! We spent this weekend in Ashland for Shabbat at a synagogue. We sang songs with their congregation and made kiddush with them. It was interesting to see how a Jewish population creates community in the “Wild West” [...]
The last few days have been very full and invigorating. We are really enjoying our adventures in the Pacific Northwest. On Wednesday we went all the way up to the Mount St. Helens Observatory and were surrounded with breathtaking views. We learned all about this magnificent mountain and how it’s formed and what it’s activity [...]
Hello! We have been busy! Yesterday we did a beautiful hike in Mount Rainier National Park. It was majestic and green and simply beautiful. We ended our evening by walking from University of Washington to the downtown area to watch the Fourth of July fireworks show on the water. It was an Independence Day we will [...]
We have been having an amazing time in Seattle! On Friday we started our day at the Boeing Museum and got to tour the factory and learn all about airplanes and the marvelous innovation of the Pacific Northwest! From there we headed to our picnic lunch at the Ballard Locks and we got to see [...]
Hello from Seattle! We are all having a beautiful time in the Pacific Northwest. Wednesday night was our first night at Washington University and we had a great time getting to know each other. Thursday was our first day of touring. We had breakfast and then went to Longfellow Creek to a nature restoration. [...]