Tuesday, February, 20

Day 13 of 14

This is me, Flat Luke!

US Naval Academy

Wizards NBA

I met Charm, the mascot of the Washington Mystics from the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Here I am with Tom Mahar who won a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics. He was the coach of the Australian women's team. This was a very exciting opportunity and I got his autograph, too!! I've now met two Olympic medal winners on this trip.

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I visited with three of the Washington Wizards NBA players. My, these fellows are huge!

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Then I went to a Wizards game at the MCI Center! My host had gotten one free ticket (the regular price was $67) so she was able to sneak me into her backpack. Good thing I am flat! Sorry to say, the Wizards lost but I had fun anyway. Because the Wizards scored more than 100 points, we got coupons for a free pop.

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I went to the US Navy Academy in Annapolis to meet some friends. Did you know that this college is completely free and in return for their education, these students have to work for the Navy for five years after graduation?

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Here I am visiting a dorm room at the Navy Academy. I learned that it is very important to study math and science to get accepted into the Academy. I'm going to dream about coming to college at this great place!!

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Babe Ruth was a great baseball player and I am honored to visit his statue.

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My book today is Dan Marino, Wonder Boy Quarterback by Rob Rubin. I learned that Dan loved football as a boy ... in fact, Dan loved football so much he didn't always do his schoolwork. His dad and teacher told him school was important. Dan listened and he began to study more. He later went to college and became one of the Miami Dolphins' best quarterbacks ever. Boy, I like reading about famous athletes!

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