by Katie Anderson | Jan 29, 2020 | Final Reflections
Democracy (/de mäkresē/): noun; a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Art (/ärt/): noun; the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a...
by Katie Anderson | Jan 25, 2020 | Just for Fun
Sometime, somewhere, somehow, in the last 22 years, I heard that Washington D.C. was known for their doors. I was told that Washington D.C. had colorful, vibrant, exciting doors at every turn. Doors to homes, doors to government buildings, doors to theaters. Now, it...
by Katie Anderson | Jan 24, 2020 | Just for Fun
In high school, I always loved history classes. I loved reading about the lives of people before me, learning about how they lived, how they thought, what they wore. They were like stories to me, narratives about the generations leading up to the now. I loved thinking...
by Katie Anderson | Jan 12, 2020 | Site Visits
As you walk along Dupont Circle (a busy traffic circle, park, neighborhood, and historic district in Washington D.C.), you come across a red pole near a Starbucks and CVS. Upon further inspection, you realize that this red pole marks a staircase down into what seems...
by Katie Anderson | Jan 8, 2020 | Site Visits
Today was art museums galore! We started the day at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, had a little lunch break, then headed to the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), which I will be discussing a bit further in this post. Quick thanks to Ashley Harris,...
