Over the weekend, CCIP (www.theccip.com) exchange visitors took a day trip to the nation´s capital, Washington D.C. Traveling four hours by bus, the group spent their Saturday seeing some of the city´s famous attractions, including the Lincoln Memorial and the many extensive museums.

While the exchange visitors are living and interning in New York City, they have a number of opportunities to take trips or visit famous sites. This year´s trip to Washington was organized by two group leaders, Natali Ghui and Jonathan Lam.

“We wanted this visit to be memorable for everyone,” said Natali, who is a student at the Singapore Institute of Management. “A day isn´t a long time, so we really had to plan ahead to make sure everyone got the best experience for their time.”

The trip gave the group a chance to see one of the world´s political centers. Washington became the capital of the United States in 1800, following New York City and Philadelphia, each of which served as the capital for a short period after the nation´s founding in 1776.

Jonathan, who is studying at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said, “Visiting Washington has been one of the highlights of my time with CCIP. It´s not as big as New York, but the history of the city is just as interesting.”

The group returned to New York late on Saturday night, tired but in possession of countless photographs and a lot of happy new memories.