Facilitator: Carl Hays

Join us for an amazing fun time with Rick Steves of PBS and travel book fame as he tells us about his long Asian trek at age 23 from Turkey to Nepal. His candid and workaholic nature reveal his theories from the relevance of travel to his leadership in travel related activities.

Book: On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer by Rick Steves - NOT REQUIRED

Co-facilitator: Susan Foody

Big idea: Hovercrafts reduce friction between surfaces by floating on a thin cushion of air. This hands on activity will let participants build a mini hovercraft using simple materials to explore air pressure, friction reduction, and lift, while thinking like real-world engineers.

Location: SciTech in Batavia