24 hours and still more

It has been an exciting 24 hours for Lukas. Last night his group made a trip to University of Maryland to hear two speakers. The first speaker was Pulitzer prize winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin. She is best known for writings on past American Presidents, but Lukas will probably remember her as the first woman journalist to enter the Sox locker room.You can check her out at
http://www.doriskearnsgoodwin.com/about.php

The second speaker was journalist Lisa Ling, who many of you might remember from Barbara Walters show, "The View". She is an investigative journalist whose mission is to raise consciousness about issues and stories that don't always make the headlines. She believes that global awareness make a person smarter and ultimately more human. She is also very pretty I hear.....

Today Lukas attended a luncheon where the keynote speakers were Colin Powell and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. All he could says about them was awesome and amazing. I can only imagine and can't wait to hear about this luncheon in detail.

After the luncheon the group went to a concert where U2, Garth Brook and Beyonce performed--pretty cool.

At last conversation with Lukas, he was on his way to the University of Maryland again to listen to speaker Erik Weihenmayer. He was the first blind man to climb Mt.Everest. You can read about him at
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/climbing/news/erik-weihenmayer.html

So far this has been an amazing trip and the inauguration is still 1 1/2 days away!

Jim is having fun as well. He said the city is just filled with an excitement he has never seen before. People are there to witness a wonderful change and are hopeful about the future of America. Jim said being in the city is an experience he will never forget. People are happy, friendly and looking forward.......He has also fulfilled a dream of visiting the US Botanical gardens and said it is his new "Graceland".

Till tomorrow........
Shanna