Essay On Washington Dc

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It seems like you have to make the most out of your summer before it’s over. I had a lot of fun this summer and learned about our country. I got to visit our nation’s capital, had ear surgery, and worked this summer.
I went to Washington D.C. for an event called WLC. (Washington Leadership Conference) I was on a bus ride which took 25 hours, from Sioux Falls, SD to Washington D.C. I was in D.C. I was in Washington for a week along with about 300 other kids from all over the United States. We visited the monuments and packaged over 60,000 meals for people who don’t have enough food to eat. We were put into small groups, my group was the executives, and got to learn how to be a leader in our communities. My trip to Washington is definitely one I will remember, because of the awesome people I met. …show more content…

I was born with bad hearing in my left ear because two bones weren’t connected. I had a titanium artificial bone placed in my ear so that it would connect sound to my brain. The surgery was about an hour, and I had to wear a cotton headband over my ear for two days. I wasn’t allowed to get water in my ear so I couldn’t go swimming this summer. Surgery also made it so I couldn’t play baseball, and missed a month of football/acceleration. Hopefully my hearing gets better so I can hear better.
What I did for work. I worked for Tom Mathis this summer driving around his kids. I took them to the pool, and picked them up from practices. I got paid 100$ a week for helping with Tom’s kids. It was a fun job, but I would like to do something different next summer.
As you can see my summer consisted of going on vacation, having surgery, and working. I had some down time, but not much, it always seemed like I was doing something. I hope you had a great summer full of great

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