Hello everyone from Washington D.C. Today was our first day at the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. We first started the day off by waking up early and heading to the Gettysburg Civil War Museum, we all got to take a peep into the gift shop, and some even bought at souvenir or two. We had a little time to explore the museum before we watched a short film over the Gettysburg Address. Then above the theater they have a cyclotron, it is a 360 degree painting with a light show depicting the Gettysburg Battle. Next we all boarded back onto the bus and got to have our own personal tour guide, Ted W., rode with us and took us for a deeper look into the Gettysburg Battlefield. He really got into the information and was very passionate about educating us all about this site. We all agreed that he was a fantastic tour guide! As we finished up our tour, we then departed for D.C. We had a great time on the bus singing to one of our chaperones, Josh, as it was his birthday today. We finally arrived to the National 4-H Center around 3:30pm (Eastern Time). As we all settled into our rooms and got situated, dinner was just around the corner. We had a first great meal, not to mention the free ice cream that is served for lunch and dinner too :-)! As we went to our opening ceremony, Kansas rocked the house and did our cheer! The chant is: “Kansas!! Who rocks the House; I say Kansas rocks the house! And when Kansas rocks the house we rock it all the way down!” We love the accents people have around here, especially the delegates from Wisconsin. We all got a great laugh out of this joke that they told at the opening ceremony: “What do you call a one-eyed deer? No I deer!” Get It? (Say the punch line very slowly and listen to how it sounds) HA HA HA! We then split up into groups for our committees and workshops that we will work together in for the rest of the trip. During these we got to know more delegates and our PA’s (Program Assistants). Later on that night we had a pin trading ceremony where you could trade any item that represents your state. As we wrapped the night up, we had our nightly reflections and talked about our plans for tomorrow. We did this with our wonderful PA, a native Kansan and CWF Alumni, Michelle Hill! Keep us all in your thoughts as two of us recover from bad food sickness and that we have a safe and wonderful experience here. We would all like to say: Happy Fathers Day to all the dads! We miss you dearly! Have a great night!
Abbey Herrington
Sedgwick County
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