Tuesday, September 28, 2010
After the Tests.
So, as you may have read previous to this post, I had 3 tests today. They were much harder in my head before I took them. Actually, they weren't too bad at all. I think I should have gotten a 75% at worst on my Physics test, an 83% at worst on my Global majority test, and a 96% at worst on my Understanding Music test. The rest of the day was mostly Studying for the test that I hadn't taken yet and working on my concert review. I went to a Chamber Orchestra concert by the way, on sunday. It was a pretty good performance, but I had to take notes throughout and so I couldn't really just enjoy the music. It was in a Catholic Church building that looked pretty fancy, similar to the Methodist Church that we went to, except for a lot more plain. That was about all my day, except for attempting some calculus, and eating some dinner.
Monday, September 27, 2010
The tests are coming.
Hi, this is Brenda.
Travis is super busy today, so I thought I'd help him out. It's another hard time for him because he has 2 or 3 big tests on Tuesday and not enough time to study and several problems that have stumped him. It's frustrating when your calc or physics problems don't work out and you don't know who to turn to!
Saturday he and Amy had some fun, but,of course, that used up studying time and Sunday was stressful.(It was still worth it though said by Travis) Here's some from an email about the soccer game Saturday.
The Soccer Game today against Bucknell was pretty intense. We scored 2 goals in the first half. Then, in the second half, a kid from my floor that I've talked to a little scored another one: ) He is a Freshman also and starts on their team. Amy and I always like to watch him... Anyway, he scored from about 30 yards out and it was pretty awesome. Then, since it was pretty rough as usual, one of our guys kept fighting for the ball, and knocking one of theirs over. A couple seconds later, that guy grabbed our guy around the neck like with his elbow (imagine giving a noogie) and threw him to the ground. A tiny brawl broke out and then Everyone was where it happened and the refs were discussing it. Everyone in the crowd was quite upset and there was some name calling as you could imagine. Anyway, it was really fun, and we won 3-1.
Keep up the good work, Travis. We are all rooting for you.
Love, Mom
One other funny thing that happened today was at Lunch when Amy came over. We were eating in the TDR, and Amy was talking about the Hoya Blue club she was in. She was thinking about things to put on her resume, and she said that being on a spirit club might not be to helpful. She said, "I want to join a more substantial club where I could maybe learn something, maybe College Democrats." I Said, "From Democrats?!?" I'm just kidding, but it was funny at the time:)
I have to go to bed earlyish so I can get ready for those tests.
Bye, All.
Travis is super busy today, so I thought I'd help him out. It's another hard time for him because he has 2 or 3 big tests on Tuesday and not enough time to study and several problems that have stumped him. It's frustrating when your calc or physics problems don't work out and you don't know who to turn to!
Saturday he and Amy had some fun, but,of course, that used up studying time and Sunday was stressful.(It was still worth it though said by Travis) Here's some from an email about the soccer game Saturday.
The Soccer Game today against Bucknell was pretty intense. We scored 2 goals in the first half. Then, in the second half, a kid from my floor that I've talked to a little scored another one: ) He is a Freshman also and starts on their team. Amy and I always like to watch him... Anyway, he scored from about 30 yards out and it was pretty awesome. Then, since it was pretty rough as usual, one of our guys kept fighting for the ball, and knocking one of theirs over. A couple seconds later, that guy grabbed our guy around the neck like with his elbow (imagine giving a noogie) and threw him to the ground. A tiny brawl broke out and then Everyone was where it happened and the refs were discussing it. Everyone in the crowd was quite upset and there was some name calling as you could imagine. Anyway, it was really fun, and we won 3-1.
Keep up the good work, Travis. We are all rooting for you.
Love, Mom
One other funny thing that happened today was at Lunch when Amy came over. We were eating in the TDR, and Amy was talking about the Hoya Blue club she was in. She was thinking about things to put on her resume, and she said that being on a spirit club might not be to helpful. She said, "I want to join a more substantial club where I could maybe learn something, maybe College Democrats." I Said, "From Democrats?!?" I'm just kidding, but it was funny at the time:)
I have to go to bed earlyish so I can get ready for those tests.
Bye, All.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Bike Rental Adventure
So, today started off as any other day, but got increasingly interesting as it progressed. American has a bicycle rental system through the Student Government that allows you to check out bikes and use them for upto 6 hours, supposedly.
I checked out the program yesterday to find out how it worked, but I had already signed up for it online since last month probably. The reason I hadn't used it yet, was the fact that I had messed with it several times to try to log in, but I had set up several different user names and I chose the wrong one to check. After my interactions with the Student Government yesterday, I wrote an email with lots more questions, like if the bike came with a lock, or if it came with a light to use after dark.
Finding no reply to my inquiries, I went over to the office again today before Calculus and talked to the manager of the program. She answered most of my questions and got me signed in online so that I would have registered to take one out today at 5, after my classes to go to Georgetown. I went over there and checked it out a little before 5.
This process was somewhat exciting for me, so I'll share it with the readers of this blog. First, you make a request online with your log in information and the time you'd like to use the bike. Then, at that time, you go to the space outside room 264 in the Mary Graydon Center and login on a computer in the hall way and select that you would like to check out a bike. After you have entered the information, a green light comes on signaling that you can open the metal cabinet door. Then, there is a light above a keychain that is lit up. You twist that key to the left and take it. This key is used to open a large box that is located in the entrance area of the Letts and Anderson dorms courtyard.
I opened the box to reveal a bike that had no exposed gears besides the normal ones that were needed to propel it. I thought that it would probably be a single speed then, but I couldn't test it, because the tires were flat:S This was not really fun, because I was going to hurry over to Amy's when I got the bike, but instead, I had to walk the bike back to the Mary Graydon Center to look for a bike pump. I went back to the office and they had one that I could use. I took it down stairs and tried to pump the tires. I tried the back one, and it didn't work. Then, I tried the front one and it didn't work either. Then, after 10 minutes or so of being frustrated, I finally figured out this fancy gadget. You put it on with the lever bent perpendicular to the nozzle and then you straighten it and it pulls in the tube nozzle thing. Ok, so I pumped the tires, but was already running a little late. I got on the bike but realized that it didn't have any hand brakes. It had the back pedal brakes like the bikes I learned on. It was also geared very low, and I thought it would be a big pain. Then, as I pedaled it switched gears. I pedaled faster and faster and it changed again:) It turns out that it had 3 gears. I went down New Mexico Ave. and then Tenlaw Street until I met up with 37th, the one I usually walked down.
It came with a lock too, so I locked it up at Georgetown and went to look for Amy. PS, there were a lot of downhills on the way there, so it was pretty fun and slightly scary with the brakes that I wasn't used to.
Anyway, I also realized that the light on the handle bars was out of batteries, so I had to get some from Amy. Thank You Amy, by the way for sharing your batteries with me, and thank you Staples cashier for convincing Amy and her Dad to buy the bigger pack of batteries. So, I let Amy try the bike before I rode home, because I told her that it was really cool and I wanted her to try it. Anyway, I rode home the same way. It was really uphill for the first 5 minutes, then it was downhill and fun to coast for 3 minutes or so. Then it leveled out and I had to pedal some more and it finished uphill back to American. The difference in elevation is 260 ft back up to American. I then put my bike back in the box and logged in to return the keys to the cabinet thing.
It was a good drive and I felt safe even going the way that I had only gone once before. It was great to feel the cool wind blowing through my hair as I cruised down the streets. Anyway, that's all I have to say tonight.
Good Bye everyone.
I checked out the program yesterday to find out how it worked, but I had already signed up for it online since last month probably. The reason I hadn't used it yet, was the fact that I had messed with it several times to try to log in, but I had set up several different user names and I chose the wrong one to check. After my interactions with the Student Government yesterday, I wrote an email with lots more questions, like if the bike came with a lock, or if it came with a light to use after dark.
Finding no reply to my inquiries, I went over to the office again today before Calculus and talked to the manager of the program. She answered most of my questions and got me signed in online so that I would have registered to take one out today at 5, after my classes to go to Georgetown. I went over there and checked it out a little before 5.
This process was somewhat exciting for me, so I'll share it with the readers of this blog. First, you make a request online with your log in information and the time you'd like to use the bike. Then, at that time, you go to the space outside room 264 in the Mary Graydon Center and login on a computer in the hall way and select that you would like to check out a bike. After you have entered the information, a green light comes on signaling that you can open the metal cabinet door. Then, there is a light above a keychain that is lit up. You twist that key to the left and take it. This key is used to open a large box that is located in the entrance area of the Letts and Anderson dorms courtyard.
I opened the box to reveal a bike that had no exposed gears besides the normal ones that were needed to propel it. I thought that it would probably be a single speed then, but I couldn't test it, because the tires were flat:S This was not really fun, because I was going to hurry over to Amy's when I got the bike, but instead, I had to walk the bike back to the Mary Graydon Center to look for a bike pump. I went back to the office and they had one that I could use. I took it down stairs and tried to pump the tires. I tried the back one, and it didn't work. Then, I tried the front one and it didn't work either. Then, after 10 minutes or so of being frustrated, I finally figured out this fancy gadget. You put it on with the lever bent perpendicular to the nozzle and then you straighten it and it pulls in the tube nozzle thing. Ok, so I pumped the tires, but was already running a little late. I got on the bike but realized that it didn't have any hand brakes. It had the back pedal brakes like the bikes I learned on. It was also geared very low, and I thought it would be a big pain. Then, as I pedaled it switched gears. I pedaled faster and faster and it changed again:) It turns out that it had 3 gears. I went down New Mexico Ave. and then Tenlaw Street until I met up with 37th, the one I usually walked down.
It came with a lock too, so I locked it up at Georgetown and went to look for Amy. PS, there were a lot of downhills on the way there, so it was pretty fun and slightly scary with the brakes that I wasn't used to.
Anyway, I also realized that the light on the handle bars was out of batteries, so I had to get some from Amy. Thank You Amy, by the way for sharing your batteries with me, and thank you Staples cashier for convincing Amy and her Dad to buy the bigger pack of batteries. So, I let Amy try the bike before I rode home, because I told her that it was really cool and I wanted her to try it. Anyway, I rode home the same way. It was really uphill for the first 5 minutes, then it was downhill and fun to coast for 3 minutes or so. Then it leveled out and I had to pedal some more and it finished uphill back to American. The difference in elevation is 260 ft back up to American. I then put my bike back in the box and logged in to return the keys to the cabinet thing.
It was a good drive and I felt safe even going the way that I had only gone once before. It was great to feel the cool wind blowing through my hair as I cruised down the streets. Anyway, that's all I have to say tonight.
Good Bye everyone.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Fire Alarm
Things haven't been all that different around here, so if you would like to know what I'm doing, you could read the previous blog again for the normal school days.
One unique thing happened though. On Tuesday as I was getting some dinner, the fire alarm went off. Everyone had to leave the lunchroom so there were lots of meals wasted. I had enough to eat for that meal, but I didn't have time to grab anything else for tomorrow or later. I waited outside a little hoping that they would let us in again, but there was no such luck. I justified buying some candy though, so it was OK.
On Wednesday, I went to Georgetown, but this time, I went down New Mexico Av. NW instead of the usual Massachusetts to Wisconsin to 37th route. I met up with 37th further down. This way should save me .34 miles when I go from my dorm, but I was going from Ward so it only saved .1 or so. It was really hot Wednesday, and there were some pretty big hills there, so I got nice and tired...
I have to go to my lab now, and can't be late, because they are shutting the doors this time. Update later:) bye
One unique thing happened though. On Tuesday as I was getting some dinner, the fire alarm went off. Everyone had to leave the lunchroom so there were lots of meals wasted. I had enough to eat for that meal, but I didn't have time to grab anything else for tomorrow or later. I waited outside a little hoping that they would let us in again, but there was no such luck. I justified buying some candy though, so it was OK.
On Wednesday, I went to Georgetown, but this time, I went down New Mexico Av. NW instead of the usual Massachusetts to Wisconsin to 37th route. I met up with 37th further down. This way should save me .34 miles when I go from my dorm, but I was going from Ward so it only saved .1 or so. It was really hot Wednesday, and there were some pretty big hills there, so I got nice and tired...
I have to go to my lab now, and can't be late, because they are shutting the doors this time. Update later:) bye
Monday, September 20, 2010
Update
So, I haven't written for a while as you've most likely noticed, and I think I should catch up a little bit. Thursday was not too busy, but I worked and worked on my Lab Write-Up for a long time and then read a lit for my American Society class.
Friday, was the big day as usual, and I had a decent amount of homework coming out of the day, but I got out of my last class half an hour early so I walked down to Georgetown in 35 minutes and went to the volleyball game with Amy:) Georgetown won the game, and it was pretty fun to watch. After that, we studied for a long time in the Library and then went to a Game night thing. It was really fun. We played Taboo. The people that were there were. Greg, an Indian guy that had been hanging out with Claire, Claire, and Amy and I. After a while though, Jacob, a short smart spunky kid, kinda like Cullen, except for different, joined us. Before that there was a black girl whose name escapes me, and "Big Rich." Jacob named him that, because during the first week, he always introduced him as such. Big Rich is a fairly large Asian Guy that doesn't talk much. He seemed pretty nice. Anyway, I then took the Metro home and went to bed.
On Saturday, Amy came up here to study with me. We slept in a little, because the last night was pretty late. Then, I walked down and met her part way. We studied for a couple of hours and then went to the American versus Syracuse soccer game. It was a really good game unlike the girls versus Georgetown, not just because we won, but also because it was a lot faster and more intense. I really wanted to play, but I'm not good enough at all, but just watching it made me want to do something. Anyway, we beat Syracuse 2-1. One of the kids on my floor was either a right midfield or defense and I recognized him. He is a freshman too. We studied for a while more after that, and then I walked Amy home. It wasn't that late, though we did get kicked out of the Library at 9. Then, I ran back to American. I ran from the north edge of her campus to Ward Circle, which is at the north east corner of American, and it only took 16 minutes, as opposed to the 26 it took me when I ran from her dorm to my dorm.
Sunday was also good, and Amy came up to American in the morning. We went to Church at the National Methodist Church. It was a really cool building and has lots of stained glass and arches inside and out. I mean, the windows were obviously inside and out, but so were the arches, which weren't a part of the windows. So anyway, the service was pretty good, but we felt a little weird, since we hadn't been to one of their services before. After church, they had a picnic that had lots of good food:) After the delicious picnic, we walked back to Georgetown, and were going to see the soccer game that I thought was at 3, but it was actually at 1, and we missed it. The 3:00 game is at American against Georgetown and that isn't until October 6th. It should be a good game, anyway, then we studied for the rest of the day, and I walked to Rosslyn and took the Metro home. They were having track maintenance, so I had to wait at the Metro Center for 25 minutes or so to make the Transfer from the Orange to the Red line. It was Ok though, because I read my book and finished what would be assigned on Monday to be completed Thursday. Ok, back to studying for me!!!!
Bye:)
Friday, was the big day as usual, and I had a decent amount of homework coming out of the day, but I got out of my last class half an hour early so I walked down to Georgetown in 35 minutes and went to the volleyball game with Amy:) Georgetown won the game, and it was pretty fun to watch. After that, we studied for a long time in the Library and then went to a Game night thing. It was really fun. We played Taboo. The people that were there were. Greg, an Indian guy that had been hanging out with Claire, Claire, and Amy and I. After a while though, Jacob, a short smart spunky kid, kinda like Cullen, except for different, joined us. Before that there was a black girl whose name escapes me, and "Big Rich." Jacob named him that, because during the first week, he always introduced him as such. Big Rich is a fairly large Asian Guy that doesn't talk much. He seemed pretty nice. Anyway, I then took the Metro home and went to bed.
On Saturday, Amy came up here to study with me. We slept in a little, because the last night was pretty late. Then, I walked down and met her part way. We studied for a couple of hours and then went to the American versus Syracuse soccer game. It was a really good game unlike the girls versus Georgetown, not just because we won, but also because it was a lot faster and more intense. I really wanted to play, but I'm not good enough at all, but just watching it made me want to do something. Anyway, we beat Syracuse 2-1. One of the kids on my floor was either a right midfield or defense and I recognized him. He is a freshman too. We studied for a while more after that, and then I walked Amy home. It wasn't that late, though we did get kicked out of the Library at 9. Then, I ran back to American. I ran from the north edge of her campus to Ward Circle, which is at the north east corner of American, and it only took 16 minutes, as opposed to the 26 it took me when I ran from her dorm to my dorm.
Sunday was also good, and Amy came up to American in the morning. We went to Church at the National Methodist Church. It was a really cool building and has lots of stained glass and arches inside and out. I mean, the windows were obviously inside and out, but so were the arches, which weren't a part of the windows. So anyway, the service was pretty good, but we felt a little weird, since we hadn't been to one of their services before. After church, they had a picnic that had lots of good food:) After the delicious picnic, we walked back to Georgetown, and were going to see the soccer game that I thought was at 3, but it was actually at 1, and we missed it. The 3:00 game is at American against Georgetown and that isn't until October 6th. It should be a good game, anyway, then we studied for the rest of the day, and I walked to Rosslyn and took the Metro home. They were having track maintenance, so I had to wait at the Metro Center for 25 minutes or so to make the Transfer from the Orange to the Red line. It was Ok though, because I read my book and finished what would be assigned on Monday to be completed Thursday. Ok, back to studying for me!!!!
Bye:)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Calculus Test... Duh Duh Duh!!!!!!!
Tuesday was a fairly busy day, as usual, so I got up and then went to Physics. After that, I read part of my Physics homework and then studied my Global Majority information for the quiz the following class. I Got 100% on that quiz as I was in formed last evening. Only the 2 best quizzes of 4 count for the grade, so for my quiz portion of my grade, I got 100%. Hooray!
Anyway, I then went and studied with Holly before my Calculus test in "The Mud Box," which is a coffee shop in the lowest level in the library. I mostly looked over my notes and solidified my understanding of the procedure to follow regarding radicals. Anyway, then we went to the test. It seemed really easy and I finished the 9 pages in about 50 minutes of the 75 minute class, so I looked over it once more and then turned it in and went to my Music class I found the Practice rooms in the Katzen Arts Center and played the piano for a bit.
I did homework for the rest of the day and then got up at 8:30 Wednesday morning and worked on my Physics homework. I checked my email again and found one labeled "Test Results." I then looked on my Blackboard and saw that I got a 97% on the Calculus one:D That was the highest grade in the class, though I shared it with 4 others, but the average was 92. There are 22 people in the class, so I was very relieved, when I saw my grade... Anyway, I don't want to brag, but just to let you know that I was very excited, because I'm more sure now that I can get at least a 3.0 and keep my scholarship:) Ok, Back to homework now.
Bye
Oh, and I'm walking over to Amy's after Calculus class today:)
Anyway, I then went and studied with Holly before my Calculus test in "The Mud Box," which is a coffee shop in the lowest level in the library. I mostly looked over my notes and solidified my understanding of the procedure to follow regarding radicals. Anyway, then we went to the test. It seemed really easy and I finished the 9 pages in about 50 minutes of the 75 minute class, so I looked over it once more and then turned it in and went to my Music class I found the Practice rooms in the Katzen Arts Center and played the piano for a bit.
I did homework for the rest of the day and then got up at 8:30 Wednesday morning and worked on my Physics homework. I checked my email again and found one labeled "Test Results." I then looked on my Blackboard and saw that I got a 97% on the Calculus one:D That was the highest grade in the class, though I shared it with 4 others, but the average was 92. There are 22 people in the class, so I was very relieved, when I saw my grade... Anyway, I don't want to brag, but just to let you know that I was very excited, because I'm more sure now that I can get at least a 3.0 and keep my scholarship:) Ok, Back to homework now.
Bye
Oh, and I'm walking over to Amy's after Calculus class today:)
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Weekend of 9/11
This weekend was pretty fun:) I'll go over some of the main things that Amy and I did.
Friday after classes, I met Amy at the Metro stop and we rode for a long ways all the way to college park over in the NW part of town, actually into Maryland. We got on a shuttle to UMD over there and made it to the campus. IT is a HUGE campus and has about 35 thousand people, so it took us quite a while to get to the Performing arts center. We got there quite early and as a result, sat around quite a bit and looked around a little. Before the show, they had champagne, sparkling cider, and water, all served in fancy glasses that suited the occasion. We then got our tickets and went into the show room. As it started, Tamara was the playing Edith Wharton, one of the ladies that was at Los Alamos during the creation of the first Nuclear bomb. The show was physics based, and the stage was surrounded with large screens that had projected images of Los Alamos, the Hadron collider, and other things like that. One part of the Dance was depicting the experiments of gravity. Ahh! It was a really good experience and I can't really describe it well at all, but I think it is going to go to Butte, so you might be able to watch it there.
After the main dance portion of the show, there was an intermission and we saw Amy's cousins and their family. Tamara's dad was there and some of their friends that were from California and are now in DC for school. Then, after visiting with them for a little while, there was the second half of the evening. The people were divided into 3 groups and sent to different rooms. There, we sat at tables and had tea, like Edith Wharton did with the Physicists at Los Alamos in the 40s. We talked with a Physics professor from UMD and it was pretty interesting. We even had some chocolate cake that was her recipe. It was really good and seemed a little like pound cake. Anyway, that was about it. After the show, we met up with the Pullmans and Tamara's family and went to eat at Plato's Diner or something like that. It was really good and was fun to get to eat with Lewis and Jack, and Mesa. They are all quite fun people to be around, and we had a good dinner. After that, they drove us to the Metro stop and I walked Amy back to Georgetown. It was too late by the time I was at Georgetown to walk back to Rosslyn, so I ran home in the wee hours of the morning. It took me 26 minutes to jog back to American from Georgetown.
Saturday had a bit of sleep, but I got up pretty early and walked over to Georgetown. There, we studied for a while and then went to listen to the Author of the book, The Reluctant Fundamentalist. It was the required reading for the Georgetown students. He was a great speaker, and it was fun to listen to him. We looked at the Yearbook that Amy received in the mail the previous day, and that was pretty fun to see everyone. Vance's individual Junior picture, and Kristie's baby picture were particularly funny:) Anyway, we then worked on homework a little more, but the previous night stole a lot of time from Saturday's day.
Sunday, we went on the Unity Walk. It was really cool and we saw the Sikh Temple, along with the Muslim Mosque, and also A Buddhist Temple. They were all very interesting. At the Sikh and Muslim houses of worship, we both had to take off our shoes before entering. At the Sikh temple, I had to cover my head with a turban thing, and at both the Sikh temple and the Mosque Amy had to cover her hair. They had food at both places, and we ate there for lunch mostly.
We then walked all the way down Massachusetts Ave to Du Pont Circle to catch the Metro to the National Art Gallery. It is in the National Mall, and we met Claire there. There were lots of paintings, and they all started to look the same after a while. There was an underground tunnel going to another building though that had very cool fluid(changing, not liquid) light displays. So anyway, basically, we walked a ton, and saw some cool things. I walked about 10 miles total. My feet were quite ready to be done by the end of the day. We went home after that, and I worked on my homework for a while and ate some food. That was about it.
Goodnight All:)
Friday after classes, I met Amy at the Metro stop and we rode for a long ways all the way to college park over in the NW part of town, actually into Maryland. We got on a shuttle to UMD over there and made it to the campus. IT is a HUGE campus and has about 35 thousand people, so it took us quite a while to get to the Performing arts center. We got there quite early and as a result, sat around quite a bit and looked around a little. Before the show, they had champagne, sparkling cider, and water, all served in fancy glasses that suited the occasion. We then got our tickets and went into the show room. As it started, Tamara was the playing Edith Wharton, one of the ladies that was at Los Alamos during the creation of the first Nuclear bomb. The show was physics based, and the stage was surrounded with large screens that had projected images of Los Alamos, the Hadron collider, and other things like that. One part of the Dance was depicting the experiments of gravity. Ahh! It was a really good experience and I can't really describe it well at all, but I think it is going to go to Butte, so you might be able to watch it there.
After the main dance portion of the show, there was an intermission and we saw Amy's cousins and their family. Tamara's dad was there and some of their friends that were from California and are now in DC for school. Then, after visiting with them for a little while, there was the second half of the evening. The people were divided into 3 groups and sent to different rooms. There, we sat at tables and had tea, like Edith Wharton did with the Physicists at Los Alamos in the 40s. We talked with a Physics professor from UMD and it was pretty interesting. We even had some chocolate cake that was her recipe. It was really good and seemed a little like pound cake. Anyway, that was about it. After the show, we met up with the Pullmans and Tamara's family and went to eat at Plato's Diner or something like that. It was really good and was fun to get to eat with Lewis and Jack, and Mesa. They are all quite fun people to be around, and we had a good dinner. After that, they drove us to the Metro stop and I walked Amy back to Georgetown. It was too late by the time I was at Georgetown to walk back to Rosslyn, so I ran home in the wee hours of the morning. It took me 26 minutes to jog back to American from Georgetown.
Saturday had a bit of sleep, but I got up pretty early and walked over to Georgetown. There, we studied for a while and then went to listen to the Author of the book, The Reluctant Fundamentalist. It was the required reading for the Georgetown students. He was a great speaker, and it was fun to listen to him. We looked at the Yearbook that Amy received in the mail the previous day, and that was pretty fun to see everyone. Vance's individual Junior picture, and Kristie's baby picture were particularly funny:) Anyway, we then worked on homework a little more, but the previous night stole a lot of time from Saturday's day.
Sunday, we went on the Unity Walk. It was really cool and we saw the Sikh Temple, along with the Muslim Mosque, and also A Buddhist Temple. They were all very interesting. At the Sikh and Muslim houses of worship, we both had to take off our shoes before entering. At the Sikh temple, I had to cover my head with a turban thing, and at both the Sikh temple and the Mosque Amy had to cover her hair. They had food at both places, and we ate there for lunch mostly.
We then walked all the way down Massachusetts Ave to Du Pont Circle to catch the Metro to the National Art Gallery. It is in the National Mall, and we met Claire there. There were lots of paintings, and they all started to look the same after a while. There was an underground tunnel going to another building though that had very cool fluid(changing, not liquid) light displays. So anyway, basically, we walked a ton, and saw some cool things. I walked about 10 miles total. My feet were quite ready to be done by the end of the day. We went home after that, and I worked on my homework for a while and ate some food. That was about it.
Goodnight All:)
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