Yes we did!

First off, let me tell you, there were over 100 tons of garbage collected after the inauguration.

Today, we traveled around the city, seeing everything we could before we leave tomorrow. We first went to Representative Kagen's office, and actually got to meet him. He talked to us for a while, and then after meeting him, we were off to the capitol building for a tour. Seeing the capitol building from inside was amazing. The architecture was awe inspiring, as were the sculptures and paintings. We sat in on a small debate in the House of Representatives, too. There was debate on whether or not we should honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday, rather than the third Monday of January, as we currently do.

After staying in the capitol building for some time, we went to Thompson Reuters for a tour of an international news room. Other than the facility being a zillion degrees (an obvious exaggeration, but it WAS quite warm) it was quite an exciting and interesting experience. The link to the Reuters website is http://www.reuters.com/

After the (warm) experience at Thompson Reuters, we went to see the White House. Though we could only see it through the fence, it was quite exciting to see the house that our new president is living in. We then went to Union Station to eat and shop.

We wrapped up our day by walking down the Mall, seeing the Washington Monument, the World War II memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, the Korea Memorial, and, of course, the Lincoln Memorial.

Today was a fun day, and we saw a lot of things that we will remember for a long time. We're sad to be going home tomorrow, but we are so grateful to have had this experience. None of us would trade it for anything, and will remember it forever.