How did Day 7 of the
12minRVconvos podcast journey start.
My last memory of being at a train station wasn't one I found joy in recalling. Despite being around 8 or 9 years of age at the time the trauma is as vivid today as it was then. On one occasion there was a shooting, and on another, a conversation I had with a drunk man who was sitting opposite me. This was on a New York train around 1993. Today Amanda would have her first train ride. We would be taking the train from Alexandria to the US Capitol.
Day 7 of the 12minrvconvos podcast journey started with us parking at the home of Brian Nelson Palmer then walking to the nearest subway entrance, then getting our metrocard from a machine shown in the picture below.
Amanda looked as cool as a cucumber. The DC Metro was a beautiful upgrade in comparison to what I remembered of my New York childhood trip. This ummistakably created an easier experience for her 
. You should have seen her with her eyes on the leader, Ryan Dean, for the cue to get off of the train.
How did you react?
Being on the train was not so bad after all. I thought driving would be easier. Oh, I was wrong. This was quick, affordable and easy on the body. I only had to sit and enjoy the ride. Ryan was our guide and he would indicate where and when we had to get off. No worries 🙂
Who did you
meet?
We walked out of the train, up the stairs and into the light to be amazed by the brilliance of all that was above ground. The parks, the buildings, the people. Ryan used his GPS to point us in the direction of the U.S Cspitol.
The U.S Capitol was huge. I had only seen it in movies. Now, we were actually here. I was invited by Stefani Zimmerman-Drake for our meeting point to connect face to face for the first time.