Flight 93 Memorial

We visited the Flight 93 Memorial recently. It’s not that long of a drive from the DC area. The Memorial is still a work in progress, but it is nothing short of powerful already. The wall follows the flight path, which leads your gaze to the impact site. Each person’s name is engraved on aContinue reading “Flight 93 Memorial”

Experiencing the Holocaust Museum

A friend and I experienced the Holocaust Museum today. That’s really the only way to describe it. For the hours that you are there you are transformed and the amount of emotions that you go through is hard to describe. Sight, sound, smell, touch…you experience the plight of the Jews in so many ways. IContinue reading “Experiencing the Holocaust Museum”

The French Tutor: How do you say “Shame on me?”

Ok, so the tutoring session went really well today. Our tutor showed up on time and had everything prepared. We sang songs, baked cookies, colored, worked on a poster board, learned new words, played a game. And she stayed longer than an hour. She spoke mainly French but she knew the kids were totally notContinue reading “The French Tutor: How do you say “Shame on me?””