Obama in Belgium

After spending the past couple of days travelling around Germany and France, we made it into Belgium today, only to find out that Barack Obama is here too! It turns out his visit to Flanders Fields coincided with ours (not at the same time, unfortunately). At dinner, the tv in the room happened to tune into Obama's speech at the European Union (which is where we will be tomorrow!). The room went quiet, and we were able to observe how the history we've spent the last few days exploring is related to the current events of our world. The complete serendipity of today's events allowed us to really reflect on our history, our ideology, our values, and our identity as citizens in today's world. 

Ms. Prest