As the students have noted, yesterday was a mixed bag but concluded with a great performance by Mark Russell. The students loved his Buffalo references and sense of humor.
The Ambassador from Pakistan was also a hit. While he discussed some extremely serious topics, he did so in a way that engaged the students.
Today we are off to our final formal seminar. This morning will listen to a panel discussion on The Congress and The Transition. The panel members are former members of Congress. Sam Donaldson from ABC News will also speak to the students for an hour.
I will get a bit of a late start this morning. (getting on the Metro at 8 AM rather than 7 AM !) I’m being interviewd by Randy Bushover from WBEN radio (Buffalo) at 7:50 this morning. Once that is finished I’ll rush to meet the students at the morning seminars.
This afternoon we are going to the National Museum of American History which just reopened this past fall after an extensive renovation. This is one of my favorite Smithsonian museums so I’m pretty excited about getting to see it again.
Tomorrow we are headed to the Newseum, one of the newest museums in D.C. I had the opportunity to visit the Newseum this past July and I’m sure the students are going to love it.
We have now been here for 7 days and the students are tired. We have been going non-stop 12-13 hours a day. So far we have had few problems (except for Jenn’s sickness yesterday and Chelsea has a migraine this morning). As some of them have noted, we have to leave the hotel by 7 AM to get to the seminar site and in many cases are not finished with our daily activities until 8 or 9 at night. Tomorrow will actually be a “late” start as we don’t have to leave the hotel until 9 AM. Needless to say, they are excited about being able to “sleep in.”
His Excellency Ambassador Hussain Haqqani of Pakistan
At The Capitol
TJ Rosetti at The Capitol
