Episode VII: Running On Low

The first thing we did today was go to the Newseum, a museum dedicated to journalism. It was quite interesting, even for a political science major, who by definition is not a big fan of journalism. I seriously think it’s ingrained into our DNA or something. Anyway, a bunch of protesters showed up while we were there are started screaming about how we need to arrest Pres. Bush and Vice Pres. Cheney for war crimes. They had a big banner too, it was pretty crazy. I’d say it showed some dedication to the cause for all of them to pay admission into the museum just to protest and get thrown out before they could even check out the exhibits.
After eating lunch at the Newseum, we broke off into smaller groups and did basically whatever we wanted to do. TJ, Duffs, Kari, Mindy, Katie, Chelsea, and I decided to go to the Holocaust museum. Wow, I don’t even know how to start about that. It was really intense, and then I found the original spelling of my last name in a list of the victims…needless to say that hit home. It was a really amazing place to see, and well worth it, but we all left feeling quite somber.
We then ate dinner, and had some fun, including a dramatic re-enactment of General Sorokes leading his men (and woman) to victory by crossing the raging Pootomac river. Quite a night.