The National Archives

Today we're going to visit the National Archives

700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC








Here are some questions to be answered -

1. Which 3 documents can be viewed in the Rotunda?

2. What is depicted in the murals?

3. Each Public Vault has a theme. What are they?

National Building Museum Field Trip

Today we are going to visit the National Building Museum, in downtown Washington, D.C.  The museum is located at 401 F St. NW, right across the street from the Judiciary Square Metro station.






Here are some questions for discussion :

1. What does Symbolism mean in the context of architecture? 
2. What style(s) of architechture is/are most common in Washington D.C.?
3. Do you recognize any styles of architecture from your country? Which one(s)?

Week of June 29 - July 3 Quiz

1- What does the phrase "do's and don'ts" mean?

2- How did U.S. airline carriers work to keep airfares high?

3- Who are the Millennials?

4- Use "lap" as a verb in a sentence.

5- The amount of money tourists spent in D.C in 2014 was:
       A)  7 M $
       B)  7 B $
       C)  70 M $

6- Which 2 areas received the most charitable donations from Americans ?

7- How does the American government encourage charity?

8- What is the main cause of most car accidents?

9- Why is the driver less car an important technology?

10- What kind of power did the longest ever solo flight use?

Post your answers in the comment section!

Peru Pachamama

Last Wednesday, we went to the Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington DC. Ahmed and our teacher met each other near Q'eswachaka Bridge. After that, they had a hard time to finding Zoe and Anna. But finally, we all met near the Concert Stage.

The first place we visited was the Cusco Textiles. We learned how the people weave their textile products. 
 

And then, we moved to Wachiperi Communities to see how they made traditional crafts, heard their creation myths, and learned a few words in Wachiperi.









 After that we went to the Tradiciones Carumenas where the Danza Sarawja is preformed. The Sarawja is when dancers preform circles around men playing, singing, and dancing Zapateado ( footwork) and the women sing while twirling in a circle. 

 Beside that, we found the Urban Art and Music exhibit which showed the artists using silk screening to paint. In addition, we saw street art and a decorated mtootaxi.

And finally, we went to the El  Fogon Kitchen which had a variety of traditional food and beverages. We tried the Charcoal Chicken  and choclo (corn on the cob) which was very delicious.

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Field Trip

 

Tomorrow, the 1st of July, we are going to the Smithsonian Folklife festival about Peru at the National Mall. We will meet at the Smithsonian metro station at 10:30 A.M. The Metro Station is located on the blue, orange, and silver lines. We will meet at the exit of station on the Castle side.

     The first thing we want to see in the festival is the Cusco cooking demonstration which will be at the (El Fogon) exhibit. The Cusco cooking, which will start at 11 a.m,  will show a variety of Peruvian food, such as Pollo a la brasa, Pan con pescado, and a lot more. The Cusco cooking will not only provide food but also beverages and Gelato will be available. After that we are planning to see some street art that will be shown by two artists that will discuss the urban and Chicha arts. We also hope to learn about some Peruvian traditions that passed on through the years.     

- Ahmed - Anna - Matrf - Sahar - Zoe -

Butterfly Event

Hi friends,

If you like watching your garden flutter or want to learn more about butterflies, come celebrate pollinators at the United States Botanic Garden this Friday Jun, 19 2015.
During this special event Join Jim Willmott and Dr. Ari Novy as they share the wonders of what butterflies, bumblebees and honeybees bring to the environment followed by the release of butterflies into National Butterfly Garden.
This program will be offered twice, at 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. It is held outdoors .

You can get there by :
- Driving :  the address is  100 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20002

   Parking:  Parking spaces are available within a few blocks of the U.S. Botanic Garden. A limited        number of accessible spaces are available in front of the Conservatory on Maryland Avenue SW.

-Using Metro : by taking either the Orange or Blue line to the Federal Center SW station. Exit the station, walk left along Third Street SW for two blocks, cross Independence Avenue and continue one more block to Maryland Ave.

I choose this event because I love watching butterflies and a big fan of the Botanic Garden campus also the event is free, so please join us .

Thing to do this weekend: Global tour: Travel and works on paper

  There are a lot of activities in DC this weekend. I'm going to the Talk and Exhibit Event called "Global tour: Travel and works on paper". It's opening this Saturday at the University of California Washington Center at 1608 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington DC from 10 am to 11 am.
    Artist Sidney Lawrence will lead a tour of his 30 piece exhibition. This event will be organized at the Alcove Gallery of  the University. You could go there by car or by public transportation. They will have parking inside the University if you drive your car. Or you could take Metro, take the red line to Farragut North Metro Station. Exit the station and then turn right to Rhode Island Ave, you will see The University of California Washington on the right side.
   If you don't have any plans to do this weekend, why you don't try to do this? We just only have 1 hour to listen all information that the Artist try to give us.  So you should be there on time. It's going to be a wonderful weekend. See you there!