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D.C. Panorama


The summer of 2018 I traveled to Washington D.C. The trip was for members of the Raven Dance team and the Raven Pride Band. All of us met in the auditorium at 7, on the last day of school, and loaded up the buses. We traveled by charter buses and it took about 21 hours to get there. After I while I got sick and tired of being trapped on the bus, with so many people, but looking back it was kind of fun. The JV dance team was able to bond and I met a lot members in the band that I didn't know before. First thing we did after arriving in D.C. was bowling. The middle picture on the top was actually right before we went bowling. There's a river that we had to walk over and I thought it was really pretty. 

Over the next few days we just went to a bunch of different monuments. My favorite monuments are in the panorama above. The real reason the band and dance team went to D.C. was to march in the memorial day parade. I was very nervous and excited at the same time. Both of us have been in parades before, like the Old Settlers Day Parade but this one is a much bigger deal. There were so many people and the walk was long. The Memorial Day Parade was even on t.v. 

Going to D.C. was so much fun. I wish I could go back because everything went by so fast. What I miss most was how the team was bonding so well together and how I made new friendships with some people in band.  

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