Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 At the start of April I am taking 3 of my students down to D.C to participate in a program called Close Up. This is going to be my first time going their for this program. Has anyone ever gone on this school trip program before? If so, do any of you have suggestions of what to do? I do know that on April 2 I am going to the opening day ball game of the the Nationals-Marlins. What else takes place on those days? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Ocean 3 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 At the start of April I am taking 3 of my students down to D.C to participate in a program called Close Up. This is going to be my first time going their for this program. I hope they're not your English students... *I pondered whether or not to submit this post for fear of it being too smart-alecky. Please excuse me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 Why, you'll be here just in time for the Annual Cherry Blossom Festival! In all seriousness, I don't think there's really anything special going down besides opening day. We sure do have a lot of buildings and monuments to go stare at, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 The only thing I really remember from my tenure in DC (from 88-92), beyond monuments and museums was Georgetown. Is it still nice or has it become as shitty as the rest of the city? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 Georgetown remains gorgeous, and the rest of the city is tremendously cleaned up too. Gentrification like whoa since '92. You'll still get your ass robbed on the outskirts, but areas that were mostly drug dens 15 years ago sport $400,000 condos now. I still live outside the city, but moving inside is at least modestly palatable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tzar Lysergic Report post Posted March 20, 2007 Bums still everywhere? I haven't been to DC since the 7th grade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IllustriousOne 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 I went to DC about two years ago and was absolutely disgusted at the state of the city. Since you're taking students down there for a program, it should be okay, but this place is absolute ass for non-education oriented tourism now. We wound up going to some marina in Maryland and having way way more fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 I was not impressed with my nation's capital during our 6th grade trip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 Bums still everywhere? I haven't been to DC since the 7th grade. We have some good ones right by my office. There's this one guy who lies on a little courtyard shelf all day no matter what the weather is, and occasionally barks at children. And right outside the Archives metro stop, there's this guy who always says "Rule #2--let the women get what they want!" He also yells at people for being white. My favorite is probably the extremely skinny woman with a crustache who hangs out in front of our building protesting the FBI. We're next door to the FBI building, but the FBI people told her she had to leave, so I guess the next logical solution was to protest the FBI near the FBI building. She doesn't wear a sandwich board or anything, or hand out flyers, just walks around and occasionally mumbles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 Bums still everywhere? I haven't been to DC since the 7th grade. We have some good ones right by my office. There's this one guy who lies on a little courtyard shelf all day no matter what the weather is, and occasionally barks at children. And right outside the Archives metro stop, there's this guy who always says "Rule #2--let the women get what they want!" He also yells at people for being white. My favorite is probably the extremely skinny woman with a crustache who hangs out in front of our building protesting the FBI. We're next door to the FBI building, but the FBI people told her she had to leave, so I guess the next logical solution was to protest the FBI near the FBI building. She doesn't wear a sandwich board or anything, or hand out flyers, just walks around and occasionally mumbles. You'd think the FBI would find a suitable method to eliminate that annoyance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ol' Smitty 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 Hey Edwin, have you ever encountered the guy who hands out the conspiracy theory material right out in front of Union Station? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 I went to the National Zoo today, since I haven't been since elementary school. Traffic was a pain in the ass on Connecticut but the zoo was nice. I took some decent pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 At the start of April I am taking 3 of my students down to D.C to participate in a program called Close Up. This is going to be my first time going their for this program. I hope they're not your English students... *I pondered whether or not to submit this post for fear of it being too smart-alecky. Please excuse me. Whoops, I didn't notice that I used the wrong their/there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 Been there a few times. Eh. Let 'em see the monuments and shit. I'd imagine security would be a bitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 is Springfield Mall still open in Richmond, VA (or was it actually, Springfield, VA, I can't remember)? I always looked forward to Saturdays whenever my dad had to run out that way for shit. They had the two big ass arcades. Time Out and (cleverly enough) Time Out 2. Oh the memories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 I was there six months after 9/11. Everything was tight as hell concerning security wise, especially the Pentagon. I remember one of my class mates wasn't from Canada or United States wasn't allowed to go inside the building even with his passport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricMM 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 I hear Anacostia is nice at night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 Bums still everywhere? I haven't been to DC since the 7th grade. I haven't been in over two years- but yes. D.C. is cleaned up but there's a still plenty of bums. I don't think I've ever seen more bums than when I was in Baltimore in '05 but D.C. is a close 2nd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricMM 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 DC has waaaaaaay more bums that B'more. At least, around the 9:30 club, Black Cat, etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheShooter 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 For what it's worth I spent 3 days in DC earlier this month and was shocked and how clean and bum-free it was. I walked around the mall, ventured onto some of the surrounding streets, rode the Metro between Union Station and the Dupont Circle area, and also walked a lot between Dupont and Logan Circles and never once felt unsafe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RepoMan 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 I noticed a large decrease in the amount of bums I encountered there in 2004 compared to 1999. I'm not normally that kind of person, but I was kind of freaked out when a guy in a Turban with a briefcase get on the Metro at the Pentagon City stop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest orthogamous Report post Posted March 24, 2007 take em to see the slums. i think they got some in dc.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
