Goodbye DC...
I promised Dr. Z that I would write, so I suppose I should. We are back in Columbia now, and I for one, am not too happy about it. I love being in DC and felt our trip was far too short. Basically, I love this city. At least, i love the snapshot encounters I have had during my brief visits I've made over the past two years. I was sad that we had only four days to take in a vast array of presentations, meet new people, as well as explore and take in just a few of the many opportunites and excitements that DC has to offer.
My suitemate is currently participating in the DC semester, so I was excited to see her again, and she proudly acted as a tour guide showing Michelle, Becca and me all of the sites. Wednesday we saw the White House, and has some dinner before settling in for the night.
Thursday we spent the morning in the Library of Congress were we got to see an exhibit of the Herblock political cartoons from the past 50 years, the Bible collection including the Gutenberg Bible, and Thomas Jefferson's personal library. After a crazy expensive lunch (I never thought i would pay upward of nine dollars for a combo at mcdonalds) we went to the air and space museum where Miranda and I sufficiently geeked out when we saw the original Starship Enterprise. Afterwards we went to the Museum of Natural History. We returned to the hotel by five thirty to listen to Dr. Freeman Habrowski who did an amazing job opening the conference. Although his entire speech was inspiring, one part that will always stay with me is when he shared that no matter how much it seemed the world was against him, his mother used to tell him "keep going, you do not have time to be a victim." That mantra set the stage for his life, and I found that line to to be very powerful.
Friday was full of presentations and discussion, along with some mingling with students and professors from other schools. Our group teamed with another and participated in a round table discussion on education and interdisciplinary learning, which turned out to be a lot of fun. After our group presentation, Rebecca, Michelle and I went to the Holocaust museum, followed by dinner and a great performance by the Capitol Steps. I was really impressed, and laughed so hard i couldnt breath. They were even better than most of us had anticipated.
Saturday was full of more presentations and Columbia College students turned out to show support for one another as every group finished up their projects. Sadly, it also brought the end of our conference. I already miss it, but I know that most of us are already looking foward to the next one.
~Jenn Rose
My suitemate is currently participating in the DC semester, so I was excited to see her again, and she proudly acted as a tour guide showing Michelle, Becca and me all of the sites. Wednesday we saw the White House, and has some dinner before settling in for the night.
Thursday we spent the morning in the Library of Congress were we got to see an exhibit of the Herblock political cartoons from the past 50 years, the Bible collection including the Gutenberg Bible, and Thomas Jefferson's personal library. After a crazy expensive lunch (I never thought i would pay upward of nine dollars for a combo at mcdonalds) we went to the air and space museum where Miranda and I sufficiently geeked out when we saw the original Starship Enterprise. Afterwards we went to the Museum of Natural History. We returned to the hotel by five thirty to listen to Dr. Freeman Habrowski who did an amazing job opening the conference. Although his entire speech was inspiring, one part that will always stay with me is when he shared that no matter how much it seemed the world was against him, his mother used to tell him "keep going, you do not have time to be a victim." That mantra set the stage for his life, and I found that line to to be very powerful.
Friday was full of presentations and discussion, along with some mingling with students and professors from other schools. Our group teamed with another and participated in a round table discussion on education and interdisciplinary learning, which turned out to be a lot of fun. After our group presentation, Rebecca, Michelle and I went to the Holocaust museum, followed by dinner and a great performance by the Capitol Steps. I was really impressed, and laughed so hard i couldnt breath. They were even better than most of us had anticipated.
Saturday was full of more presentations and Columbia College students turned out to show support for one another as every group finished up their projects. Sadly, it also brought the end of our conference. I already miss it, but I know that most of us are already looking foward to the next one.
~Jenn Rose
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