Bus C had another great day on the bus. We started our morning at Mount Rushmore where we saw the impressive architecture and ate yummy ice cream. We headed off on a long drive from South Dakota to Wyoming. We adventured at rest stops and awed over the amazing views. Finally in Wyoming, we tailgated Continue Reading »
For our first morning in New Orleans we davened Shacharit at the Singing Oak Tree at New Orleans City Park. The singing oak is an iconic tree that has large wind chimes in the branches. We used this opportunity to have a musical Shacharit! After that we went to the New Orleans Jazz Museum to Continue Reading »
Today, we woke up in Calgary and enjoyed another installment of complimentary hotel breakfast! It was hot and delicious, and got our day off to a wonderful start! Afterwards, we participated in a Davening in the Dark creative tefillah, in which we put on blindfolds and explored prayer in a new way. I encouraged our Continue Reading »
Bus C is in love with South Dakota! We started our morning at the Wheels-classic, The Corn Palace. We bought as much corn apparel as we could and even met their mascot, Cornelius. We stopped by the Dignity Statue, a sculpture representing the Native American culture of South Dakota. Our teens then visited the Badlands Continue Reading »
On the morning of 7/6, we left Cleveland and made our way to Cincinnati. Along the ride, we stopped at Jungle Jims which is a huge supermarket that offers lots of food products for sale. They even have an international section where you can purchase food from different countries around the world. The store has Continue Reading »
The trip from Atlanta to New Orleans was long, but we made fun stops along the way to keep the day of traveling interesting! The first stop of the day was in Birmingham, Alabama, which meant a new time zone! We went to a museum that displayed the history of the Negro Southern Leagues of Continue Reading »
We had quite the Tuesday! After breakfast and lunch making, we headed to Minnehaha Falls for our first nature shacharit of the summer. We then drove to the Moorhead Dairy Queen. They are the only DQ to have a heritage menu with delicious Curly Shakes and hand-dipped Dilly Bars. After a five-minute drive, we made Continue Reading »
Today may have been the most breathtaking day of the trip so far. We woke up in Calgary for a delicious, complimentary hotel breakfast, after which we immediately got on the road for our long-awaited and highly anticipated day in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Banff is Canada’s oldest national park and is often Continue Reading »
On Tuesday, 7/5, we had an extremely exciting day. We started off the day with breakfast and a musical Shacharit (morning service). The teens were given a Tefillah (prayer) to present about and find a song that connected to the theme of their assigned prayer. One group connected Mah Tovu with “Here Comes the Sun.” Continue Reading »
Today we woke up in Atlanta and explored wonderful sites in the city! Our first stop of the day was the MLK memorial and reflecting pool. We saw where he and his wife were buried, along with learning about the civil rights movement. We had a meaningful conversation about our observations at the museum and Continue Reading »
