Thursday, January 19, 2012

Boston to Austin Connection Day 1 (11th and 12th Grade service trip to Austin, TX)



Howdy Y'all!

We've arrived safely in Austin and despite some very sleepy eyes, hit the ground running immediately.
After a delicious fast food extravaganza at Sonic we headed to the University of Texas Law School to meet with Professor Denise Gilman, a co-director of the school's Immigration Law Clinic (and, Hannah would like to note, another distinguished Bastropian). Prof. Gilman gave us an overview of current immigration policy, the challenges facing both the documented and undocumented immigrant populations, and answered our teens questions. Attached you'll find a picture of the teens with Lady Justice inside the UT Law School.








We also welcomed Shabbat by worshiping at Congregation Beth Israel and ended our long but exciting and super fun day with a Tex Mex supper spectacular at Baby Acapulco's- a grand time was had by all.

Be sure and check out the attached pictures for some very happy and somewhat sleepy teens in transit to and around Austin today.

Shabbat Shalom, y'all!
Hannah and Lauren

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