Blogs from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America - page 25

It's Day 5 and we are now in Philadelphia for the 2nd night. After a great night out at the ballpark last night, today we took the Rough Guide's advice for Philly and decided to head straight for the Independence Hall National Park. This is an area of about 4 blocks that contains most of the city’s historical landmarks. We started with the guided tour of Independence Hall which is where the Declaration of Independence was written and signed. Next we toured Congress Hall and saw the 2 chambers where the first House of Representatives and Senate met. And of course we couldn’t miss the famous Liberty Bell! The INHP is packed full of historic buildings, plenty to fill an entire day. You can even ride in a horse-drawn carriage all around it but we opted ... read more

Tonight I will attend my last class on World History. I am grateful for the tremendous amount that I have learned within the last 7 weeks, but quite sad at the same time. I am disappointed that I did not know much of what I learned before the class, as I feel that I am not very different from many other people in the United States. I feel that I would have acted very differently over the past 42 years of my life if I were educated to the "real world history" earlier in my life. I feel that the information that I have obtained over the past 7 weeks will make me a more qulified voter, a better citizen and more importantly an enlightened human being. I now realize the importance of learning history and ... read more

I have never had a web page before and honestly have never blogged. I am currently in a world history class. I am a working student. My professor wants the class to write at least once a week, and give our thoughts about the culture around us. I am not really sure exactly what it is that she wants, so at the moment I will just write about my work culture. I work for a convenience chain located on the east coast (5 states). The companies name is Wawa. ( which is a Native American word meaning Canadian goose, which is our symbol) We have a culture that is specific to our stores. There are 550 of them, and customers refer to the stores that they visit as "My Wawa" Before I was an employee of ... read more

I am happily married and have three children ages 27, 16, and 13. I attend Immaculata University's ACCEL program and am on schedule to graduate May 2007. Blogging is new for me, but I have enjoyed reading the other entries. ... read more

Well, tonight is my last night in Philly before leaving for Semester at Sea. I can't believe I'm really going. I'm a little excited and incredibly nervous, but I hear from everyone that it's such a great time. I will see a lot of places that I'll probably never see again. I'll miss everyone and the U.S., of course. I should land in San Diego by about 10:30AM their time. Just keep checking this to see what I've been up to and I'll post some pictures that I take as well. I'll update as much as I can. Don't forget about me, and I'll see you when I get back! ... read more