We went to Virginia! And the National Cathedral!

The cool thing about Washington, D.C., is that it's right next to two states: Maryland and Virginia. So people typically go to and from DC and both states several times a day!

We didn't do any touristy things in Virginia. We went to an event hosted by the Walking With Africans Foundation, which is a really great group that provides loans to low-income people in Africa who need help so they can start businesses. After they start businesses, they can pay back the loans.

Here I am at the event! We got to eat African food and enjoy African dancers!

The cool thing about Washington, D.C., is that since it's the capitol of the U.S., there are a lot of people here from all over the world. So it's a very multicultural place!

After the African party in Virginia, we went back to Washington, D.C., and visited the National Cathedral. This massive cathedral is the 6th largest cathedral in the world and the 2nd largest in the U.S.!

The National Cathedral has hosted many important events:

• The funerals of four U.S. presidents have been held here: Woodrow Wilson in 1924; Dwight Eisenhower in 1969; Ronald Reagan in 2004; and Gerald Ford in 2007.
• Many presidents hold a prayer service here the day after their inauguration.
• There was a national memorial service here for those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
• Other people who have had funerals here include Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham and civil rights leader Dorothy Height.