For the past two weeks, I have been in Washington, DC for an
internship and have enjoyed the luxury of being surrounded by many great
memorials and museums. Although I have visited DC many times, both with my
mother and my school, there are always new exhibits to see! To start off our sightseeing
tour, we dropped into the Peru festival at the American Indian Museum. The
community center was decorated with artisanal booths, each featuring a
different craft from the Peruvian culture. In the middle of all the booths was
a stage where young natives showed off their traditional music and dance. It
was a beautiful sight to see. Next we popped into the MLK memorial, which
featured an exquisite variety of his most powerful quotes. My favorite was, “We
shall overcome because the arch of the moral universe is long, but it bends
towards justice.” I love this quote because it shows that humanity is always
working towards justice no matter how slow or misguided the trip may be. No
Nazem trip would be complete without a stop at the best modern art museum in
town, The Hirshorn. On the bottom floor every surface was covered with phrases
stating powerful questions. This is art! The question that I thought was the
most moving was, “Who’s values?” On our next stop, we revisited the topic of
the Holocaust at the National Museum. Juxtaposed to the information we gathered
though our European travels, it was interesting to learn about the Danish and Bulgarian
resistance to the Nazi regime. I gathered that if the people, government, and
law enforcers all come together and agree on going against a powerful regime
then their opposition will be successful. To end off the day on an optimistic note,
we went to the National Zoo to pay a visit to the baby cheetahs that were
adorable!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE DC!! WHEN CAN I MOVE HERE?
