My favorite part of the trip to Washington was the experience of being in another place with different cultures from ours and getting to live history so closely.  I loved the Holocaust Memorial Museum, which made me cry; the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, our first encounter with snow; the meeting with Fortuño and Bahtia, I won’t ever forget  Fortuño’s face when I asked him for a picture; the Franklin Institute of Science Museum in Philadelphia, which was mega fun; and the National Constitution Center. The play of Shear Madness was so great and funny; I will never forget Frances’ K-mart scarf and when we almost left poor Ms. Turner.   I couldn’t eat the whole philly cheese steak sandwich, but it tasted delicious. Besides that, I totally loved the shopping and something that I couldn’t miss was the great friendships that we found there from other schools.  David was cool, I will not change Justin’s name again, and I won’t stop laughing of Amit or whatever his name is (sorry). I just mentioned some things that I liked a little bit more, but I just had an unforgettable and once-in-the-life-time experience in which every second was the greatest.  Ms. Turner you should never in your life stop offering this trip, IT WAS WONDERFUL and I LOVED IT!!!

2.  Did you learn anything new?  If so, why?

             Of course I learned new things.  I learned that the monuments are aligned.  I also learned that Martin Luther King gave his speech in the Lincoln Memorial.  Thomas Jefferson was into architecture, agriculture, literature, and science.  I learned that the job of the “Comisionado Residente”, Fortuño, is to represent the people of Puerto Rico and Bhatia’s job is to represent Puerto Rico’s governor ideals. They can’t vote in the Congress meetings, but yes on the committees they meet before that procedure.  I saw how the Nazis mistreated, discriminated and killed the Jews during World War II. I could also notice that the White House isn’t actually white but kind of ivory. I also saw where the Congress met in old times. When we, the women, tried to vote we couldn’t vote until the 1920’s.  The money is recycled to make new money. I learned how the snow looks and feels like.  There are also passages under the capitol connecting to other buildings.  I learned the real definition of leadership and who is a bad and good leader (workshops).  I learned that we have to wear less accessories when going to Washington because you have to pass through a lot of security checks.  In this trip I learned that I had to cultivate my friendships and really appreciate them.  I learned much more things, but then I would not finish writing. 

3.  Have you been able to gain a new perspective, appreciation or respect for government and history? If so, how did this come about or affect you?

Getting to see the progress of America engraved in memorials and museums with real evidence of the heroes, leaders, and hardship that happened to get to the place we are now is incredible.  Everything you see makes you believe more in the government, which wasn't made by the law or power, but  by the people,  which were filled with faith in God and many talented and willing-to-sacrifice men.  All these places show the respect and appreciation we have towards everything that was done to get us where we are today.  I think we should all stop our busy lives for a second and look back at these admirable times and people and take an example of how we should be because unfortunately we have lost those moral values. I think Washington D.C. is a fountain of inspiration for future leaders that would love progress for their beloved nation.

4.  Would you recommend this trip to other students? Why?