It is wild to think that we have already reached our final leg of our incredible adventure through the west of the United States! We have seen and experienced so much together! As our trip is coming to a close, the two of us feel so lucky to have had such enthusiastic travel buddies throughout [...]

Please enjoy these updates written by our teen participants:   August 1 Monday we had the privilege of waking up at 5:15 am to enjoy a magical sunrise at the Kasui sand dunes. We then enjoyed rolling, flipping, and tumbling down these magnificent sand dunes. After eating breakfast at the dunes, we took a ride [...]

As we have ventured into Northern California, it is incredible to see the landscape change so drastically and to enjoy the beauties that each place has to offer. We began our exploration of Yosemite National Park by ascending the Mist Trail early Monday morning. On this trek, we encountered three massive waterfalls and ascended approximately [...]

On Sunday departed Rome early in the morning to begin our 3 hour journey to Pompeii. When we arrived at the ruins we were met by Antonio, our tour guide for the city. We got to walk around the ancient city, see the ruins, the streets, shops, and houses of the time long ago. It [...]

Please enjoy these updates written by our teen participants: Friday was a lovely day. We began said lovely say at the Rabin museum where we listened to a guy give a tour while also watching movies while also attempting to listen to everything. It was very insightful and significant place. We learned about a very [...]

We hope you all had a relaxing weekend. We geared up for this weekend with another day of service on Friday. We volunteered at the LA Food Bank, helping them prepare food packages for hungry individuals and families in the city. By the afternoon, we had prepared enough packages to feed 1,200 people – a [...]

Shark cage diving was an awesome experience. Everyone enjoyed seeing the sharks up close, but almost everyone was a bit sea sick right afterwards. Luckily a hot lunch was provided for us once we reached shore, which most people were able to eat!   After the dive we heard a lecture on shark conservation efforts, [...]

Friday morning we headed to the coliseum. It was awesome! Since becoming certified gladiators yesterday, we channeled that inner spirit and walked around in awe taking lots of pictures. We learned about its history and its purpose from outside the walls and then made our way in to walk around and get up close and [...]

After a long bus ride, we finally made it to Los Angeles on Wednesday. We enjoyed a quick lunch in Beverly Hills before making our way to the Museum of Tolerance, a museum that focused on prejudice and social movements that have taken place in the last century in the United States. In the museum, [...]