It is now over. We are all packing up and getting ready to head home. Yesterday was a truly memorable day, one that those of us who got it see it in person will probably talk about for years (maybe decades) to come.
Yesterday morning I was on the Metro at about 6 AM and headed [...]
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It is now time to head back to Bonas
Posted in Danette Brickman on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
5:40 AM Inauguration Day
Posted in Danette Brickman on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I chose not to join the crazy students leaving at 3 AM this morning for the trek to the Capitol. I am on my way out the door in just a few minutes but thought I would do a quick post. According to CNN a few minutes ago there are already hundreds of thousands of [...]
The Inauguration Celebration Has Begun
Posted in Danette Brickman on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday was the official start of the inauguration celebrations. Quite a few of us decided to attend the “We Are One” concert at the Lincoln Memorial. I did not leave the hotel until about 10 AM but still managed to get fairly close to the front. Unfortunately, there were a lot of real tall people [...]
Saturday’s Activities
Posted in Danette Brickman on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As most of the students have noted, yesterday was a fairly easy day – no getting up at 5 AM To leave to hotel by 7 AM, no sitting for hours listening to speakers (as great as they were, it is still hard to sit for 4 hours with no break), no rushing off to [...]
Video – students talk about the past week
Posted in Danette Brickman on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I finally managed to get another video uploaded on YouTube.
Preparations for the inauguration
Posted in Danette Brickman on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
All over the city you can see the preparations for the inauguration.
Pictures from today
Posted in Danette Brickman on January 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As the students will tell you all, we had an interesting final morning seminar. Sam Donaldson from ABC News spoke this morning as well as a panel of former congressmen. We then took off for the Museum of American History – my favorite Smithsonian museum. We ate lunch at the museum (cafe just re-opened today) [...]
Great Day…Bad Night
Posted in Danette Brickman on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s amazing what you find out by reading this blog. Ryan – I didn’t know that your room was also involved in the sewage backup! My toilet started “gurgling” at about 7:30 tonight. Before maintenance could arrive black sewage (??) was spewing out of the toilet and the shower and floor drains. Needless to say [...]
Great speaker and entertainment
Posted in Danette Brickman on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Pictures from Meeting with Ambassador Baali
Posted in Danette Brickman on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
