one of my favorite things about being on the east coast is that we are super close to so many awesome places. this past saturday the student teachers took off to philadelphia to see the sites and in the mean time went through 5 states in one day! crazy. virginia, maryland, pennsylvania, delaware, new jersey and even D.C. It still super bizarre to me that im on the east coast, like i drove through delaware, who does that!? what? Philly is about a 2 1/2 drive from virginia so we left super early, but luckily i took a nap both there and on the way back. The city definitely had a different feel and look to it then DC and NYC but i really liked it. I wish I could have seen and done more but we hit some good sites. Here are some of the highlights:
Citizens Bank Park. I have known driven past three baseball stadiums since being on the east coast, and each time i get SUPER excited about it and my roommates make fun of me. Each time ive passed a stadium ive said to myself that one day i will watch a game there. too bad i didnt make it up to philly during the playoffs.
the liberty bell. one of the most iconic symbols of freedom in our country. pretty dang cool.
independence hall. site of the signing of the declaration of independence and the constitution. AMAZING. the chair is the same chair that THE george washington sat in while he was president of the constitutional convention. words cant even describe how much i love george washington and the signing of those two spectacular documents.
eating a LEGIT philly cheese steak. so good.
Christ's Church. site of where most of the men, including my man GW went to worship during the constitutional convention. we sat in the same pew that george sat in himself.
then we hit up some boring museums on ben franklin. sorry ben, you were boring.
the constitution center. a really amazing place all focusing on the significance of the Constitution. we watched a video before going in that talked about the significance of the phrase "we the people" and what that means as it gave a short history of the united states. it seriously made me cry.
at the constitution center they had this recreation of the constitutional convention where you could go sign "the Constitution" mainly entertaining to take photos with the statues.
have i mentioned how much i love jessica?? she is pretty great and we have lots of fun together.
it was a short trip but pretty fun. its always fun to learn about history, see a new city, spend time with some friends, and not have to plan lessons--which is slowly becoming my least favorite activity ever.
good and bad news. only 4 weeks left in DC. im ready for student teaching to be over, but i dont think ill ever be ready to leave the district.
4 comments:
love seeing what you are seeing--it is so interesting.
Can't believe you only have a few weeks left.
how dare you call BF boring. i LOVE him. oh hey history nerd. glad you like history, but the fact that planning lessons is your LEAST favorite thing. not a good sign. maybe you should look into a career of visiting and learning about historical sites. i hear there is a big demand for that right now. and mmmm, philly cheesesteaks. and i love your vans pictures.
Ummm, let see! In your last picture with shoes in the leaves, were your shoes the ones with holes in them??? Glad you got to go to Philly.
i'm glad you had fun (with the exception of running into a certain lame-o). jealous of your original cheesesteaks. yummy!
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