Introduction day
Thanks for comments people, looks like I'll be blogging in English =)
As I was getting ready for the intro day this morning I realized that it will take me a while to get used to getting ready like youre supposed to in a city. I got on the subway and it was pretty weirde, here I was on a subway, overcrowded with people, and it was dead silent. No one said a word. Not like in a small town like Marquette and Solleftea.
Me and 2 of my roommates found the Washington Center building (that opened just a few weeks ago) and headed in to orientation. Before lunch we weredivided into our programs, so I met with my fellow international affairs people and advisors. Everyone seemed cool and we were told that our program introduction was at the newseum(news museum).
So we all headed to the Union station for lunch, and then on to the newseum. We got free tickets and went over our intro real quick, then toured the museum. It was pretty cool. They had:
- A big part of the Berlin wall
- A good view of the Capitol building
- The top of one of the World trade center buildings, and the news papers front pages from all over the word from 9/11
- A freedom of the press map with the ranking of press freedom around the world. Sweden was one of 4 countries with the lowest score.
- An electronic thing where you could see the front page of 350 of today’s newspaper around the world. There were 2 from Sweden, Expressen and SUNDSVALLS TIDNING, haha, weird to see Kjell Lonna on a Museum in DC.
- An awesome part where top journalistic photos from each year since the 50’s were presented. Relly inspiring.
The Capitol from the top of the Newseum (then the batteries in my little camera died, I'll try to take pics soon)
Then I did a somewhat crazy trip to a target I had heard of so now I have a pillow. Thats good because I'm getting up to run at 6.15 tomorrow. Then the real thing starts, I have to be at work at 9. I hope I can find it.
