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How many memorials can you see in one day?
... was the Holocaust museum. We weren't sure how this was going to go with the kids but it is so important to me that they know this part of history. It was very well done. I felt heavy with emotion shortly after entering the building. They had a children's exhibit set up which told the story from a child's point of view. We looked at the rest of the exhibit, too, and explained as much as we could to the kids. Different parts ...
Washington DC
... served in the armed forces. A spouse may be buried in the same spot, and their details are inscribed on the back of the marker. There are no flowers permitted to be placed on the graves. The cemetery is maintained by the army. This is a solemn place, but so beautifully laid out.
Our next stop was at the monument for Iwo Jima. The photo that was taken at the time that the flag was raised was used to create this monument. Three ...
Eyrún, Sandra, Guðbjörg, New York, J-Lo! :)
... var allt ķ einu oršin svo margt og viš aš verša of seinar
ķ aš nį seinustu rśtunni heim. Viš fórum ķ subwayiš tókum žaš eins langt og viš
gįtum og žegar viš komum śr subwayinu voru ašeins 7 mķn žangaš til aš rśtan ...
"if you want everything to be the same as home..."
... to us about it as I type. They're very open to other religions. Even the Jewish girls can be open about it.
It also turns out that we don't have to speak Arabic every moment of everyday. That will make life not easier. Learning Arabic is the most important part, but being locked into a language by a signed document every second of every day would create a huge sense of panic in an already stressful situation.
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Day 6 (NUEC Day 2)
... document; we should fan out and look at them in any order.
It's very humbling to look at these 230+ year old documents. They kinda define the 'Western world' we live in today. The Declaration in particular is in quite poor condition, but it's cool nonetheless. During the revolution, it travelled all throughout the northeast and was read by many important people.
We have a quick look through the museum exhibit here, which is quite interesting and describes the kind ...