This afternoon, we went to Monticello (Little Mountain in Italian), the home of Thomas Jefferson. I was impressed by the complex character of our third president. He was an intelligent but conflicted man. I also learned that Monticello is the building on the back on a nickel! The estate was so beautiful and Virginia is amazing.
This morning we visited Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America. All the workers there were dressed up like the settlers. We did things like build a canoe, scrape hair off deer hide, braid rope, catch some z's on an Indian bed. All in all a great time. We also heard the REAL story of Pocahontas, who did save the life of John Smith but ended up married to John Rolfe (who created the tobacco industry) and she eventually moved to London and converted to Christianity.
What a great day! I can't wait for tomorrow!
