The Beginning

So, we got started... The welcome address in the morning, then the workshop on American education system, the discussion on our expectations, the meeting with host university representatives and the poster preparation. Really exhausting... And it all happened on my BIRTHDAY :) Anyway, today we finally had some time to go out and explore the area. The nearest metro station is located just round the corner of the hotel so we jumped onto the car (blue line) and shot off to Washington DC. This is what we saw:

the White House behind the fence

the White House without the fence

with peace activist Conception "Connie" Picciotto - a very nice lady, protesting for 31 years in front of the WH

United States Department of the Treasury

the Capitol by night. We got back to the hotel with the yellow metro line. Tomorrow exploring continued......