Outside of the classroom, traveling and visiting different places has allowed me to experience culture and diversity in an entirely new way.

Some places I have been to and things I have seen within the last two years:

 Washington Monument

Sky-Deck at the Willis (Formerly Sears) Tower, Chicago

Bunker Hill Monument Winter 2015

Above ground burial of John H. Ferguson, Judge in the landmark 1896 Plessy Ferguson case. St. Louis and Lafayette Cemetery, New Orleans, LA.

Tombs are all above ground due to the high water table. Many films have shot scenes here including Interview With a Vampire and Easy Rider.

Grave of Jack Kerouac on March 12, 2015

JFK's handwritten notecard from the famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. Housed at the Kennedy Library in Boston.

Souvenirs courtesy of the Kennedy Museum and Library Boston, MA.

The White House June 2013

Jackson Square, New Orleans. Andrew Jackson

Robert E. Lee statue in New Orleans. His arms are crossed, and statue faces North.

St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans

National WWII Museum

Fan-boat tour through swamps/bayous in Louisiana

Chicago, IL

Kerouac Commemorative Lowell, MA

Jacques Lowe exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Lowe was one of JFK's personal photographers and took thousands of photos of the Kennedy Family before and during his presidency. Unfortunately, his work was stored in a vault in the World Trade Center and was lost when the towers fell. The negatives that were stored in a safe were eventually found and recovered amongst the ash and rubble. The photos discovered were featured in this amazing exhibit.

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Ford's Theatre where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Washington, D.C.

Checkpoint Charlie tower. Newseum Washington D.C.

Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.

Capitol Hill

Summer Moon Pow-wow Native American Festival 2014 Danvers, Mass.

Walden Pond Summer 2014

Lexington Battle Green Summer 2014