In addition to Katie's description of our trip to the museum yesterday, I would like to share a little bit about my experience. Quite honestly, I couldn't offer any comments on the earlier part of the exhibit- on various horrible things that were going on all over the place- because the Holocaust section completely erased all of it from my head. The Holocaust exhibit was particularly difficult for me because all of my great-grandparents, and most of my great-aunts and -uncles on my dad's side were killed in the Holocaust. I almost chickened out, and did not go through the exhibit, but with tremendous support from Becca and Katie, I figured I could make it. It was a tour guided completely by light and sound that described the events surrounding the Holocaust. The tour ended in a mock up of a gas chamber, which was really scary because we actually felt like the could have gassed us if they had wanted to. It was, overall, a rather horrible (although educational) experience. The only really great thing was the amazing atmosphere from all the other work campers in response to the emotional stress.
In other news, secret buddy gifts have been flying around (some, quite literally, as Becca's was thrown at her by an unknown person) and we are absolutely going to be playing psychiatrist tonight.
Love,
Monica
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