In the world this week, a couple of Washington, DC’s famous monuments received a little surgery. First on July 26, the Lincoln Memorial was splattered with green paint. Since then it has been closed to the public as teams of preservationists, national parks employees and cleaners work on carefully removing the stain. Now, the King … Continue reading
More than 2 million passengers board 30,000 flights every day in the United States. They are the people we stand behind in line, the people we roll our eyes at for fumbling with their belt before walking through the scanner, the people we squirm to avoid bumping arms with during flight. And once in a … Continue reading
Despite the fact that the median household income in Washington, DC is $59,290 (nearly $7,000 more than the median household income in the US: $52,762), it turns out there are lots of free things to do here. Our day on capital hill was spent witnessing the birth of a bill, looking at paintings by Nelson … Continue reading
Sitting on a bench on the third level of the Holocaust Museum, I took a moment to regroup. Certainly, I expected the museum to be a difficult experience, but on some level I thought: I’ve seen this all before. I’ve read about this in history classes, watched videos for research projects, and flipped through hundreds … Continue reading
Day one in our nation’s capital and less than 24-hours in I’ve noticed some things. First off, someone needs to turn the heat off. I don’t know who left it on, but it’s starting to melt my skin. Stepping out of the metro for the first time into the thick, sticky air was like immersing … Continue reading
