The District (Washington, D.C)

Left side - Flag of the United States of America Right side - Flag of Washington, DC

"The connection to place, to the land, the wind, the sun, stars, the moon... it sounds romantic, but it's true - the visceral experience of motion, of moving through time on some amazing machine... -Antoine Predock"

When I was little I always hear my Mom say "Live your life to the fullest, Camille." And I never expected that living my life to the fullest would made me reached Washington DC, the capital of the United States of America wherein I am now connected to it; to the land itself, to the wind I breathe in here, to the setting of the sun in the morning, and to the stars and moon I see in the evening into which I bid goodnight.

There was and is always a connection to every place I've ever been and to every person I already met. Connection that made it easy for me to live my life to the fullest extent each and every single day.

I will stay here in Washington DC, for almost 3 months. 10 weeks to be exact. I am an intern of the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church in which I am working alongside Rev. Jeania Ree Moore, the Director of Civil and Human Rights and with Susan Burton, the Director of Children and Women's Rights.

How did I become an intern here at GBCS? I applied. I answered a lot of essays and questions and eventually with God's grace I got in. The experience that this internship is giving me and already gave me is an experience I can share with anyone (Church people or not) when I get back to the Philippines.

United Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002

I am currently working on some Immigration resources and already worked on some resolutions. Aside from working with some staffs in here I also got to see the city itself.

My first day in the office was very productive. I went to a prayer vigil just outside the National Museum of the American Indian. The prayer vigil was for the native women/indigenous people who were either killed/murdered or is still missing.

National Museum of the American Indian

Prayer Circle for the Native Women and Indigenous People who are either killed/murdered or is still missing.

A week after arriving here in DC, me and my roommate Marianne went to a press conference outside the White House for the Refugees here in the United States and we also went to the National Museum of African-American History and Culture with Laura and Rebecca who are staffs of GBCS.

Laura speaking for the stand of the United Methodist Church as staff of the General Board of Church and Society.

#RefugeesWELCOME #Welcome75K

Me, Rebecca, Marianne, and Laura (National Museum of African-American History and Culture)

Hunger's Wall @ National Museum of African-American History and Culture)

Marianne and I also got to see the National Zoo Park which is one of the oldest zoo in the United States.

National Zoo Park, 3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

Zoo's Map

Me and Marianne being cray, cray!

Last September 22, 2018 was the National Museum Day here in Washington DC and I managed to get some ticket for the newly opened NEWSEUM. Marianne and I checked the Museum and it was fun to see.

NEWSEUM, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

Piece of an antenna on one of the World Trade Center Towers that were destroyed on the 9/11 attacked

Piece of the Berlin Wall that is on display at NEWSEUM.

We also got the time to check the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. In this place you can see the fight of women suffragist to have their right to vote and eventually they became part of one of the United States victorious history.

Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, 144 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002

WHY DID WOMEN WANT THE RIGHT TO VOTE?

As the saying goes,

"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. -Margaret Thatcher"

And eventually it was done and it still being done by women of today, tomorrow, and the future because...

WE ALL HAVE Equal Rights.

"When men are denied justice, they go to war. This is our war, only we are fighting it with banners instead of guns." -Alice Paul, 1919

Every place, every person, and every moment that I have right now here in Washington, DC has a lot to do with me living my life to the fullest. This is just a beginning of more journeys to come; a beginning that will last for a life time. A journey that is being walk down with Jesus and the people whom God called to be part of my life and precious experiences.

U.S Capitol

U.S Supreme Court

Washington Memorial Monument with Marianne

This is my journey.

Live. Love. Laugh.

Jesus!

"Being natural is incredibly empowering for women because it's just who you are. You're embracing all the beautiful things about you from your head to your toes. Because when you mask so much of your natural beauty, people don't get to see that.

-Rozonda Thomas"