My final night in the Minnesota is here. Tomorrow I'll be in the nation's capitol, meeting fantastic and talented people, being "an adult" and working 9-5, and walking streets filled with history. One of the things I have enjoyed the most from past trips to DC - and what I'm hoping will fill my semester - is simply walking down the street and learning that "the history of why this building was placed here is...," or that "this term comes from something that happened here," ect...
But in looking back, history seems so much more, laid-out or planned. Or perhaps, understood and clear. It is ss though it would be obvious and profound to everyone at the time that a particular leader is on the right path and will do amazing things.
But having spent my last Minnesotan day at the Science Museum, seeing the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit, history is hardly as clear. The Dead Sea Scrolls are some of the oldest, most widely-read, most influential documents in the world. One of the most important archeological discoveries was made by a Saudi Arabian goat-herder, no less.
In preparing for the beginning of an exciting and historic year, this exhibit was a fantastic place to start. So while walking down the streets of DC in awe of the history that came before me, I'll try to remember that it is always there to be made.
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