I am finally in Washington, DC. The drive here only took 5 1/2 hours. The other members of the Teacher's Education Club that rode with me are Carrie, Annie, and Kat. We had so much fun on our drive here playing all sorts of travel games. We looked for a particular color of car and once spotted, we would shout out the color. Another game we played was to use the alphabet to name different animals.
Once we checked into our hotel room, we walked 1 1/2 blocks to the conference center. We gathered with the other members of our club and with our instructors to listen to the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony. We then went to the exhibit hall to see all the sponsors and vendors and to receive free gifts.
This annual conference is the largest gathering of educators in the world. There are so many interesting things to see and do. There are seminars, workshops, and sessions to sit in on.
We are also going to get away from the conference and see some of the sites of DC. Although I was here twenty-five years ago, I still want to see the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials as well as the Capital Building and the Vietnam Memorial wall.
One thing I must do while I am in DC is to visit the JFK Memorial. This year is the 50th Anniversary of his assassination. This will be a huge event and I want to be there. I have to go to a workshop but will write another blog later tonight.
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