Today was the day for us to do some sightseeing and be real life tourists. It is about time, as I go home on Friday. We spent the whole day on foot, from one end by the Capitol Building, to the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and back to the National Museum of the American [...]

Movie night is part of the Entertainment peer juried portion of the competition and last night Team Canada came out with all guns a blaring. We hosted our neighbors from China, Belgium and Maryland again to Lakota popcorn flavored with garlic and butter, salt and pepper and our infamous maple and pecan. A movie night [...]

Well…I had hoped for time to go to NYC…being so close and all. Unfortunately I would have to settle with Georgetown. A very funky old part of the DC area, you can find cool and trendy shops, bargains and good eats. Monique on an old bridge in Georgetown Photo by Chris Fry Georgetown Park Shops…Photo [...]

Everyone is now gearing up for some great fun over the next few days as we begin the peer juried dinner parties. Each team has to to serve two different dinners to 3 other neighborhood teams, and 2 VIP’s for a total of 10 people. We are marked on atmosphere, food, and they are always [...]

Well, I hope that you have all been following the buzz that Team Canada and TRTL is garnering in DC! We had a fantastic weekend with so much going on, I had no time to do a post at all. On Friday we had a visit from the Canadian Ambassador to the house, and he [...]

Well, the day always starts early and ends late in DC. Lot’s of business to attend to. Today was the official opening of the Solar Decathlon, which meant VIP tours, sponsors and lots of photo opportunites. We were fortunate to be the first team to line up for the all team photo, so we were [...]

So, despite our late night out, the entire team was up to greet the sun for our sunrise ceremony. Sunrise was slated to occur at about 6:45am…however, the day was very cloudy, and we could not really see if the sun had come up yet! Anyways, our Cultural and Spiritual Advisor Reg Crowshoe explained to [...]

Well I made it to DC, after a 3:30am wake up call to get to the airport… The weather here is humid and hot, and the sights that I have seen so far are incredible. I hope to see more sights as the team schedule gets into a rhythm. Yesterday was the last day to [...]

Welcome to the CUAI blog that will follow me, Monique to Washington DC for 10 days of competition, knowledge sharing, and Capitol fun! Thanks to my great job as Community Liaison with the Calgary Urban Aborignal Initiative, and our fabulous funders, I will be updateing you daily we prepare for the US Department Of Energy [...]