Today was our last day at the National 4-H Center. Along with all of the other delegations that participated this week in Citizenship Washington Focus. After we said all of our good buys with the other delegations, we started our long journey back to Kansas. At our last sight that we were going to see as a delegation, Monticello was a site for sore eyes. Along the way we encountered heavy traffic which set us back an hour but did not damper our spirits. When we arrived at Monticello, the delegation started our tour right away. We learned that one of Thomas Jefferson’s cook slaves name was “suck”, the dining room in his house was painted blue up until two years ago. There was testing done which figured out that the house dining room wall color was actually yellow. Now when you order that color of yellow it is called Monticello Yellow. At the age of 62 he felt that his algebra was not where it should be so he relearned it. After the tour we headed back on the bus for a four hour bus ride to Charleston, West Virginia. Once there most of our group headed to the mall for a bite to eat and some shopping. When everyone met for reflections the girls agreed that most guys look good in a teal blue shirt. The group also agreed that going through the Appalachian Mountains made our ears pop, which was annoying, and had some very beautiful and breathtaking views. As reflections wrapped up everyone went to their rooms to rest for the long day tomorrow.
Austin Marshall
Harvey County
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