Swift Creek students visit the capital

The first full week of April was also the first week back to school for many students. For me, it was actually 5 days of touring Washington, D.C. I was with about 70 other people from Swift Creek Middle School on a huge field trip to our nation’s capital.

The group left early Monday morning and went for a 16-hour trip up to Dale City, Virginia, where our hotel was. Unfortunately for my bus, Bus 2, the driver accidentally ran over a man when we were only a few minutes from the hotel. Even though the pedestrian eventually passed away, the rest of the trip was still a lot of fun.

From Tuesday through Friday, we saw lots of famous landmarks including all of the famous memorials, the Arlington National Cemetery, Ford’s Theatre, the Capitol, Library of Congress, National Zoo, National Cathedral, White House, Mount Vernon, Air and Space Museum, American History Museum, and we got to choose between the National Art Gallery or the Natural History Museum.

I’ve been to D.C. once before with my family, but this time was different. We had a tour guide throughout the trip and we got to see way more sites and landmarks. This was a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget.