Class of ‘28 DC Trip
This year’s DC trip was extravagant. We visited countless monuments and other famous locations and crafted superb unforgettable memories in Washington DC as a grade. The reason why we visited Washington D.C. was for a history project, which involved us studying a certain site or museum and then going to see it in person.
It was a long 6 hour drive to the District of Columbia, but it was worth it. When we got off our bus, we went to the Lincoln Memorial, walked along the reflective pool to the WW2 Memorial. After this, we checked into our hotel and rested for the night.
After our grade ate breakfast the next morning, we went to the Jefferson memorial, FDR memorial, and the MLK memorial. These memorials were very moving with their famous quotes and statues. After visiting these spectacular sites, we had lunch at Ben’s Chili Bowl. Ben’s Chili Bowl has gone through many hardships throughout the years it has been open. It is located on U-Street, a vibrant street that is in a neighborhood that in the past has experienced segregation, riots, violence, and lots of unwanted construction.
After our very enjoyable meal at Ben’s Chili Bowl, we went to the African American History museum which was very educational about our country’s past. We then went to witness the Vietnam memorial, Korean memorial, and the African American Soldier memorial. These war memorials were very emotive and made me more patriotic towards my country. We ended the night with a delicious dinner at a bowling/arcade location.
The next morning we started the day off with a tour of the Capitol, which was very interesting. In this tour, I got to see the state's statues and understand the difference between the House and Senate.
After this, we got to meet with Senator Murphy-which was an honor to talk about a serious topic: gun control. Senator Murphy got inspired to pass gun legislation after a school shooting in Sandy Hook. His story is inspirational and inspires you to take action on this serious topic.
After this special visit, we went to lunch at a huge train station called Union Station. We then went to visit Arlington National Cemetery which was touching. Here, I saw the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Arlington house which had a lot of history. To end the day, we ate dinner in Georgetown and went to an entertaining escape room after.
On the last day, we started the day off with a tour of the White House which was educating. We saw different rooms that serve different purposes in the past and the present. After this, we got on the bus for New York concluding our trip. I cannot wait to go to Washington D.C. again and I hope the future generations of eighth graders at Browning enjoyed this trip like we did.
