The DC Traveler

Today marks the the 39th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first manned space mission to land, walk on and safely return from the moon. 
About a month before the historic moon landing, I met the three Apollo 10 astronauts, John Young, Thomas  Stafford and Eugene Cernan on their national tour. They had just completed the final rehearsal for the moon landing.  Their mission was to circle the moon’s surface in both the Command Module and the Lunar Landing module (LEM), and conduct photographic surveys for a good landing site for the Apollo 11 mission.
Just two months later, on July 16th, …read more

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The annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC is an opportunity to explore the living heritage and history of several cultures from around the globe. By experiencing a group’s music, songs, dance, art, food, crafts and overall culture, we can allow ourselves to better understand that culture’s people, ways of life, and history.
This year, the festival will highlight the cultures of:
– Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon – About half the size of the state of Indiana, Bhutan is situated between China, Tibet and the snow covered Himalayan mountains to the north, and India and it’s …read more

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