The Capitol

The Capitol: by Emma

On Thursday, we went to have a tour of the capitol building. We received tickets from the Washington Congressman, Jay Inslee, which allowed us to go to the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both the flags were flying over the building, so we knew that both the House and the Senate were in session. We divided into two groups with two different tour guides. During the tour, a Congressman from New York came over to my group and asked us if we had any questions. It was fun to talk to a Congressman and learn about his job. After the tour, we made our way toward the Senate. We found seats looking down into the room. After listening and sitting for awhile, guess who we saw…? Sen. John McCain and Sen. John Kerry, among lots of others, like our own Senator, Maria Cantwell. It was really cool to see all the famous people just feet away from us. After watching to the Senators argue for a long time, we decided to leave. It was a memorable experience that we won’t forget quickly.