The Journey Home

Good evening from Blaine, Minnesota and not Arlington, Virginia! I hope that you all had a great week. I know that technically my semester on the East Coast is over, but there is still quite a bit that happened over the past week...
On Saturday, the 2nd, I moved out of my apartment with the help of my mom. Between Friday night and Saturday I was giving my goodbyes to the people that I got to know the most over the semester. After I moved out and turned in my keys, I introduced my mom to the Metro System in order to go sightseeing. We first went to the International Spy Museum. When we were there, we took on cover identities, heard an introduction about some facts about spies from Linda Hunt (she portrays Hetty Lange on NCIS: Los Angeles), and saw some cool spy gadgets. We even saw a letter written by George Washington and code devices used in the Civil War by the Union and Confederate sides. After that museum, we went to Shake Shack where we enjoyed milkshakes, burgers, and fries. Then we went to the Crime Museum where we saw items owned by some of the infamous American criminals such as Al Capone and Bonnie and Clyde, a variety of weapons and punishment devices from across history, and a few items used in the TV show America's Most Wanted. After that we returned to the hotel for the night.
On Sunday, the 3rd, after a nice breakfast at the hotel we did some more sightseeing. In order, we saw the Washington Monument, World War II Memorial, World War I Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, and Albert Einstein Memorial. For lunch and dessert we went to Krispy Kreme and Panera Bread. From there we returned to the hotel for the night.
On Monday, the 4th, my mom and I woke up early in order to start the journey home. After about 14 hours on the road and 1,000 miles (for the record my mom wasn't speeding), we stopped for the night in Bloomington, Illinois.
On Tuesday, the 5th, we woke up early once again in order to travel the rest of the way home. Approximately 8 hours later, we arrived back home and we even managed to beat my dad and brother home. Needless to say, it feels nice yet odd to be back home.
I miss the people I met over the semester and it feels weird to be done for the semester while many of my friends still have classes and finals over the next couple weeks. Anyway, next week I will write one last blog post in order to close this chapter of my life. Stay tuned!