Today was very different, and by that I mean more interesting, from yesterday. We started off from Muskogee, Oklahoma. When we woke, my brother was very dizzy, and slightly nauseous. He had to lie down for a while in the car, which means that he needed the front seat. After a while, he felt better, and then we started driving faster. An hour after his recovery, we came across a… Continue reading

Tags: Inaugural Road Trip

We started off extremely late today, around 10:10. We ate breakfast in the hotel’s main room, then left. At about 12 o’clock to eat lunch. Then we hit the road, into Arkansas. We kept driving, and driving, and driving. It took us 8 hours to reach Oklahoma, where we became quite tired. As we continued, we found that there were no hotels near us… Continue reading

Tags: Inaugural Trip

Only the first day of his term as president Obama has already started the much hoped for and expected change. To think we were in Washington for his inauguration and now we are on our way home and he has already begun work. We now have the trouble of the return journey to our warm and sunny California. This has been incredible, not just seeing Obama finally achieve the highest office in our nation, but getting to see the changes in the landscapes and people as we moved east and now we see it again as we move west. I am personally feeling a little homesick. I miss the warmth of the valley instead of the below freezing temperatures of Baltimore and Washington D.C… Continue reading

Tags: Inaugural Trip, Obama

On Tuesday, January 20, 2009 I finally felt, in a tangible way, a part of “We The People” as my family and 2 million other souls made our way to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to witness a historic inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, a man of great character and intelligence who is truly a product of this diverse nation and the answer to one of Dr. King’s most fervent prayers made so long ago that laid to rest at last racial barriers that have long oppressed our nation’s full potential… Continue reading

Tags: Humanity, Inauguration trip, National Mall, Obama

With all the driving, I have barely read any news in the last three days and don’t even know if any progress towards a ceasefire has been made in Gaza. In contrast with news from so many troubled areas of the world, this trip humbles me as it underscores the quality of our life, here in the US: being able to go anywhere at any time, not having to constantly… Continue reading

Tags: Inauguration trip

A few days ago, our country made a historic decision with unprecedented national and world wide repercussions, copiously documented by US and world news outlets. The government of Kenya has even declared Thursday November 6, 2008, a National Holiday, all over their land, on the other side of our planet. Somehow, however, the significance of this day in America, and indeed, World History, was ignored by my children’s schools. I… Continue reading

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