"It was my first time flying on a plane and it was really fun."
"We've seen lots of sights, it's really busy but it's a lot of fun because you're with your friends."
"My favorite thing on the trip was i guess Twilight Tattoo, which is where we went and saw the military and they performed some tricks for us."
"You feel honored when you're in your nation's capital."
"...seeing everything in our history, it just brings it back to life."
"You actually get to see [history] in real life & you can understand it more."
"Today I got to be in one of the places where Martin Luther King was talking about Civil Rights."
"My favorite part would have to be seeing all the monuments."
"As you can see right behind us is the Washington Monument..."
"It's been a life experience. I've never done anything like this before."
"My favorite part of New York is that they think about everything and everyone..."
"There's a place called Ben's Chili Bowl that we went to & it's really awesome."
"La cosa que me gusto mas hoy fue el memorial de Abraham Lincoln."
"New York was unbelievable...Times Square, the lights were astonishing."
"My favorite part was the Broadway play!"
"It's a one in a lifetime opportunity."
"This is probably the best thing that has ever happened to me."
"It makes me really proud to be American."
"This is my first time going somewhere new and exciting...it was my first plane ride which is super fun."
"My favorite part of the trip has been...going on a plane because I've never been on a plane or traveling before."
"The most memorable thing...was going to the Newseum...& looking at the Pulitzer Prize winning photographs."
"The energy [in New York], you could feel all around...it was so vivid & alive."
"I was 5 feet away from the first president!"
"I loved learning about [The White House] and making connections to our history lessons."
I love getting to see the places I've heard about in class and it's not just a textbook anymore, it's a real place.
~ Reagan Smith, Student / Washington, DC Trip