Day 19 - 7/9
Our fervent
prayers for the van to be fixed have been answered. We found out that the
closest Ford dealer specialized in Trucks and other large vehicles. They
happened to have an extra bumper for the exact brand of our van. We are so
grateful that we could have this issue resolved. This was our second day in
NYC. We started the morning in the 9/11 Memorial. It was a very sobering
experience. If one isn't personally affected, people tend to forget important
events. One should never forget the sacrifice the innocent citizens and the
rescuers made. The memorial had two square waterfall type structures. Every
person who died that day had their name inscribed. Seeing the memorial and
learning more about that day in detail left us with a different perspective.
Our liberties and freedom are rare and precious. Even if others want to take it
away out of jealously, hatred, or for power, we must never let it go, but
cherish it and keep it sacred.
We later ate lunch at Battery Park and saw the Statue of Liberty. It was a lot smaller than I thought, but then again, we were viewing from far away. Regardless of size, it's meaning still has a huge impact not only to legal immigrants, but those who hold liberty dear.
Later, we traveled down the road to the Federal
Reserve Bank of NYC. We toured the museum and learned what exactly the Fed does. It deals
with monetary policy and its two main goals are to lower inflation and raise employment.
The tour we took led us through the museum and to Manhattan's bedrock where
they store gold. Most of the gold belongs to other nations, but seeing a
plethora of genuine gold bricks was amazing to gaze at. It was great at the end
where I got to show off my financial knowledge and asked our tour guide lots of
questions ranging from differences between monetary and fiscal policies, to
comparisons between the Federal Reserve and the 1st and 2nd Central Banks of
America in the early 1800's. It was a very engaging tour that I enjoyed immensely.
A place that Mom enjoyed immensely was the Irish Potato Famine Memorial. It had
a rock wall and plants native to Ireland. We have ancestors who immigrated to
America during that period, so the memorial was special for us to view. After
showing off our best Irish accents, we read some of the testimonials that were
on the walls from the people who suffered.
Our fervent
prayers for the van to be fixed have been answered. We found out that the
closest Ford dealer specialized in Trucks and other large vehicles. They
happened to have an extra bumper for the exact brand of our van. We are so
grateful that we could have this issue resolved. This was our second day in
NYC. We started the morning in the 9/11 Memorial. It was a very sobering
experience. If one isn't personally affected, people tend to forget important
events. One should never forget the sacrifice the innocent citizens and the
rescuers made. The memorial had two square waterfall type structures. Every
person who died that day had their name inscribed. Seeing the memorial and
learning more about that day in detail left us with a different perspective.
Our liberties and freedom are rare and precious. Even if others want to take it
away out of jealously, hatred, or for power, we must never let it go, but
cherish it and keep it sacred. 
We later ate lunch at Battery Park and saw the Statue of Liberty. It was a lot smaller than I thought, but then again, we were viewing from far away. Regardless of size, it's meaning still has a huge impact not only to legal immigrants, but those who hold liberty dear. 
Later, we traveled down the road to the Federal
Reserve Bank of NYC. We toured the museum and learned what exactly the Fed does. It deals
with monetary policy and its two main goals are to lower inflation and raise employment.
The tour we took led us through the museum and to Manhattan's bedrock where
they store gold. Most of the gold belongs to other nations, but seeing a
plethora of genuine gold bricks was amazing to gaze at. It was great at the end
where I got to show off my financial knowledge and asked our tour guide lots of
questions ranging from differences between monetary and fiscal policies, to
comparisons between the Federal Reserve and the 1st and 2nd Central Banks of
America in the early 1800's. It was a very engaging tour that I enjoyed immensely.
A place that Mom enjoyed immensely was the Irish Potato Famine Memorial. It had
a rock wall and plants native to Ireland. We have ancestors who immigrated to
America during that period, so the memorial was special for us to view. After
showing off our best Irish accents, we read some of the testimonials that were
on the walls from the people who suffered. 
We're loving keeping up on your adventures here, and we're excited for when you get to Utah!!!
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