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All I can say is, too much to post, yet too little time! Our vacation was amazing, but not at all relaxing...traveling to four different cities in two weeks was both exhilarating and exhausting. I had different impressions of all four cities--DC, Philly, New York City, and Boston--and I hope to post my thoughts soon. Overall, I come back to the West Coast full of a new sense of wonder at the history of our country. From visiting the field where the first shot of the American Revolution was fired to walking on the same steps where Martin Luther King gave his "I Have A Dream" speech to going to the church where George Washington prayed right after being inaugurated, I come back motivated to learn even more about these events that shaped what America is today. I find this quote to be quite fitting:

"History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future."
~Robert Penn Warren

More posts to come soon after I'm done with all my post-vacation activities of unpacking, etc.