It was nice to finally close my eyes last night after a night time walking tour of some of Washington's more prolific monuments. With twelve students and a blogger in tow, Norman led us to the Vietnam Wall, Korean War Memorial, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and others. The monuments are cool during the day, but take on an entirely different persona when the lights go out and the focus is on them and only them. Seeing folks rubbing the names of lost loved ones off the Vietnam Wall is quite moving. More than once last night, I heard students talking highly of the experience. It seems like the perfect way to begin.
It rained on and off yesterday--varying between subtle spitting to heavy hurricane type moisture. We managed to dodge most of the drops on our tour, but it is nearly impossible to miss the moist, humid air that resonates throughout D.C.'s inner workings.
Today, we are off to do a little ... okay, a lot ... of walking near the White House before heading in to 1600 Pennsylvania for the morning press briefing and a visit with Press Secretary Dana Perino. Like Norm said last night, "the best way to learn about a city is on foot." I think the students are getting pretty excited for their two-week stay in "The District." Should be interesting.
I am optimistic that the wifi access issues are going to work themselves out. Look for more intensive, thoughtful ramblings--compliments of some student and Provizer sound bytes--coming in the next day or so. And, also a discussion of some more technical and logistical angles on the tools I'm using and why.
Until then, enough of my rambling ... here are a few pictures.
1 comment:
Hey Chris, we miss ya over here! Isnt the mall cool? Everything feels larger than in the photos, maybe all that granite has big presence. Enjoy.
Ruth M'Gonigle
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