Seeds of Health DC Trip

Everyone’s home safe and sound ❤️

On our final day, we lived like the locals do: taking the Metro all day and everywhere! We toured the United States Capitol, saw the Supreme Court, chatted with an actual congresswoman, and explored the National Museum of African American History and Culture 😁

What a great end to an amazing trip! 🎉

What an exciting last day in DC!
Students met Representative Gwen Moore at the steps of the Capital Building, ran around the Washington Monument, navigated the DC metro, and reflected in the Smithsonian Museum of African American Museum of History and Culture.

Today, Washington DC got Veritas learning, pondering, and honoring at:

🇺🇸 Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
🇺🇸 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
🇺🇸 United States Air Force Memorial.
🇺🇸 Arlington National Cemetery and Wreath Laying Ceremony.
🇺🇸 US Marine Corps War Memorial.
🇺🇸 National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.

Oh, and shopping. We did a bunch of shopping 😁

Day Two Bucket List complete:

✅ Be moved by the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
✅ Get enlightened at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
✅ Become inspired by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
✅ Feel hopeful at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
✅ Have fun and feast with friends over pizza.
✅ Explore the World War II Memorial.
✅ Hear stories at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
✅ Be humbled by the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
✅ Get awe struck by the Lincoln Memorial.
✅ Walk 26,001 steps discovering this amazing city.

Journal Square reports 26,000 steps … take that Veritas!

After 20,000 steps, our trip has included seeing the holocaust museum, Jefferson memorial, and many more!

This morning we enjoyed the sunshine at Georgetown and the active pandas at the zoo!

We all safely arrived to DC yesterday evening. Starting our first day bright and early at Georgetown University. Here we go!

Our final D.C. day was spent walking around the historic Georgetown University, viewing founding documents, like the Declaration of Independence, at the National Archives Museum, strolling through Chinatown, and admiring art at the National Portrait Gallery. We are leaving Washington D.C. feeling tired but inspired.

We had a busy day! We went to the White House, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, toured the Capitol, and visited the Jefferson, Lincoln, Vietnam War, & Korean War Memorials! We even got to see some cherry blossoms 🌸

Only 20,000 steps today. 🤪

Day 1:
✅ 23,000 steps walked
✅ 4 memorials
✅ 3 museums

Veritas students had a full day! A few of the stops included Arlington, US Marine Corp War Memorial, and the 9/11 memorial at the Pentagon.