What a Day!

January 17, 2009

Healy Hall, photo by Jacquelyn.

Today was day one of the tours and all the other excitment. To start the day we all woke up and made oatmeal and made lunch. Right before we left we had a mini lesson and that made us run a little late. I was so ready to face the cold air. I was like lets GO! So once we left we walked to Georgetown University. The moment we got on campus I was in shock! That was one of the most beautiful schools I have ever seen. The only thought that ran through my head was I could be at this school when I go to college. When we started to walk through the campus I realized that the people were very friendly. Our tour guide Rachel was so great , she was very kind and she knew her school inside and out. One of the most inspirational buildings to me was Healy Hall. I would say that this building was inspiring because it was named after Georgetown Univesity's first black president.

Next, we walked across the Key Bridge over the Potomac River which lead us into Virgina. After we reached Virgina we went to the Metro train and went to the Capitol but, sadly we were late so we went to the Air and Space Museum. I was worried that I would lose me water because it said no food or dinks, but I got to keep it. So we all made a visit to all types of exhibits but then, I found exactly what I was looking for, the Black history section and I loved the part about Bessie Coleman. She was the first black woman pilot which lead us to all the women pilots that we have now.

Once we left the museum we started to head home and that was a very inetresting experience because we walked, ran, and waited. The most difficult part for me was running up the escalator and we missed the bus by about 5 minutes or a little less. Then, we got on a bus and came home. I loved the meal that was prepared for us and we were all glad that we had that meal. Now we will all go to sleep!

Please visit my blog tomorrow and try to keep up with all the exciting adventures of D.C.!

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Jacquelyn, I hope you're having a great time with your classmates and teachers You are doing a great job keeping family and friends & the world informed of your journey. I'm so excited that you are growing up in a time of great change in America. I'm proud of your achievement and all of your hard work, for one day it could be you being sworn in. I'm so proud of you. Love, Uncle Dino

Dean Smith 7:13PM 01/18/09

Glad to hear that you are enjoying your trip. Georgetown is just the tip of the iceberg. The East Coast is filled with beautiful colleges and universities. Wait till you see Harvard on the Boston/New York trip next year. - Mr. Diaz

Mr. Diaz 5:16PM 01/18/09

Dear Jacquelyn , I am grateful for the opportunity you have been given to see historic places, and also to be a part of history being made by our Country, our Culture and our President, Barack Obama. Love Gran Gran

Lee Smith 1:54PM 01/18/09

Jacquelyn, Class of 2015

Hi, my name is Jacquelyn from the class of 2015. I'm a sophomore (sixth grader) at KIPP Academy of Opportunity middle school in South LA. I am one of the hard working students who has been selected to go to the presidential Inauguration and tour Washington, DC, as a result of my writing a stellar essay! I will be blogging about my leadership development in Washington, DC, each night between January 16th and January 22nd. Feel free to subscribe and get my daily postings! "Be nice. Work hard."

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