Adventures!

Hey Y'all!

Our adventure started this morning with breakfast at the hostel. Here at the hostel there is a program that serves homeless people who can't buy their own food. At breakfast they serve both men and women. At dinner they serve women and children. We had a lot to choose from for breakfast like eggs, bacon, pancakes, french toast and fruit. 

After our energizing breakfast we got ready to go for a walk through the city. But first we had to have a hostel orientation with Hostel Don. After that we walked to the Methodist Building where we will be having the seminar this week. 

Before our capitol tour we split up for a bit. Some of us went geo-caching at The Summer House while some of us went to the National Botanic Gardens. The Summer House was "awesome," it was designed as a place for weary travelers to rest and have a drink of water. So we did just that.  At the Botanic Gardens we saw lots of different kinds of flowers. Like carnivorous ones that eat bugs and a cactus called "Old Man Cactus" that looks like it has a grandfather's beard. 

Next we went to the Capitol for a tour. Our, Nicholas, tour guide was like the smartest person in the world. He told us all about the features of the capitol building and that the first woman to lie in state in the capitol was Rosa Parks. One really cool feature in Statuary Hall was that there was a "whisper spot" where John Adams used to sit. Because of the architecture of the room, he could hear someone whispering on the other side of the room. This is called Statuary Hall because the room holds some of the statues donated by each state to the collection at the Capitol. The two statues from Wisconsin are of Robert M. La Follette and Father Marquette. 

The top of the dome has a fresco that was really pretty, but if you looked up too long you'd get dizzy. And we did a lot of walking so our feet are really tired. Some of the coolest parts of the Capitol were the visitor's center because they had a lot of interactive stuff to do and being able to walk where a lot of really important people walked. 

On our way out some of us stopped by the gift shop and bought fake copies of The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and The Declaration of Independence. Haley and Emily on the other hand tried to steal the real one. Just kidding!

After a lot of walking and a ride on the subway we made it to the White House. We sat there for a long time, but never saw the Obama family, but we did see two guards walk in the house. 

After that we did some more caching, sat around a park and rested, and then caught the subway home. We had a great dinner of chicken, mashed potatoes, french fries, collard greens, biscuits (Jonathan and Eric took down about half of them by themselves), and cupcakes all provided by the dinner program at the hostel. It was yummy. 

Now we're all hanging out and getting ready for bed so we can be up and ready for the seminar tomorrow. 

That's all for now!

Your Super Cool Youth Group