week 7

 In our class discussion today, I enjoyed talking about the self vs the other. It made me really think about the way I view my own life. This weekend, I went to go visit my brother in Washington DC! He is a freshman at Georgetown University and I got to go see my mom for the first time since the summer, I really missed her (and I guess my younger brother to hahaha). I had only been to DC once when I was about 15, I think I've really changed since then, and so did my memory of the city. I loved getting to walk around, shop, eat, and explore the city he calls home. Some of my favorite activities I did in my short trip there was visit the Native American museum, the Library of congress, and see all the monuments. I go to go to the steps of the Supreme Court which was especially cool because this semester I am taking judicial politics, which is a whole class on the Supreme Court. I liked getting to see what I learned about in textbooks with my own eyes, because to be honest, that class has been difficult for me. I am the only non political-science related major in a class of about 30. I took the class for core credit and also I think it's important to learn about government. Apart from things I actually saw, it was really crazy to see how my brother now lives in his college town and compare it to how i live here in Fort Worth. There were so many differences, I was astounded. I am really lucky to feel so at home in Fort Worth, even though I'm from California. I was sad to see both of them go when I returned home Sunday. 

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