Last week, Alan and I traveled to the City of Brotherly Love. I was attending NASPA, a professional development conference for student affairs/higher education and Alan got to tag along.
This is my second year attending NASPA and it was wonderful to network with new people, learn best practices for the work that I do, and listen to speakers who come from far and wide. Our first keynote speaker, Jason Dorsey, founder of the Center for Generational Kinetics spoke about the relationship between Millenials and Generation Z. Understanding Generation Z is important for me as those are the students entering college today.
“Don’t measure me based on how the doors opened for me, but rather what I do once I cross the threshold” – Justice Sonia Sotomayor
While I might have been there more for work, we still managed to fit in some touristy spots. We had to make a stop at the liberty bell (and peep that Independence Hall in the background).
(Left) We also visited the rocky steps with one of my classmates, Sean. (Right) Here we are at the top of the stairs with Philly behind us.
We also ate many meals at the Reading Terminal (pronounced “red-ing, not read-ing) and made a trip to Geno’s to eat Philly cheesesteaks but I hate pictures of me eating so you’ll have to use your imagination there.
Hey, Alan here.
To me, D.C is one of those trips that is a must do. With only six hours to spend, this trip consisted of the highlights. It was certainly patriotic to finally see some iconic buildings like the Capitol, White House, the Washington and Lincoln memorials. The most memorable part of the trip was sitting on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. I also made sure to take a cheesy artistic picture with my fightin’ Texas Aggie Ring.
For most of our trip, the weather wasn’t too bad… until it was time for us to come home. The night before we were supposed to leave a Nor’easter blew in bringing snow! and wind, which forced the majority of flights to be cancelled. 😦
After staying at the airport for 24 hours, we finally made it back home to the great state of Texas. Now, I’m ready to take a vacation somewhere warm with a beach.
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