Washington DC

I got involved in my school's history club during my 9th grade year. Members of history club had the opportunity to go to Washington DC. We went for a week for a reasonable price. I went with people from my own grade and at least one person from every grade above. There were about 15 of us, counting my history teacher who took us. It was really cool to see all the monuments and museums. Cool, sad, humbling, and moving all at the same time. I admit I shed a tear or two in the 9/11 museum, and looking at the black wall. The Washington Monument was amazing, we went all the way to the top. We walked the monuments during the day and later the same day at night so we could see all the monuments lit up. I was a little disapointed, because the reflecting pool at the base of the Washington Monument was being renovated so it was all dug up. It ruined pictures that would have been great.