INDONESIAN GOLDEN TICKET/RCTI PROJECT: NARRATIVE
CHICAGO
FIRST LADY RIVER AND ARCHITECTURAL BOAT TOUR: Chicago's architecture is stunning. Given the city's location on Lake Michigan, one of the "great lakes", and the Chicago River, the city developed its central core all around the area where the river and lake meet. To get the best view of the city, we will take the morning boat ride and see these buildings and learn more about them from the tour guide on the boat. If the weather is good, we will have a gorgeous view of the city from the river and lake. Please be sure to bring a jacket and sweater!!!
ED DEBEVICS RESTAURANT: Since we have to have lunch, we will have lunch at the very fun, Ed Debevics! A popular place in Chicago that tourists and residents alike love! Be prepared to be "entertained" by the waiters and waitresses who do more than just bring food! Obama has gone to "Ed's" for years, when he was senator from Illinois and his daughters have had their birthday parties there. A fun place.and the food pretty good too!
WILLIS TOWER SKYDECK: Formerly called the Sears Tower, and many Chicagoans still call it that, will give us a fabulous view of the city from 442 meters above the city and the lake. On a clear day, you can see the shoreline of the state of Michigan, nearly 150 kms away. The tower has a new feature, the Skydeck, in which you can "step out" over the city on a plate of glass..only for the strong of heart..but it is totally safe, and should be fun!!
HONOLULU:The last stop of our trip will bring us to Hawaii, where many interesting people are waiting for us. Probably no place on our tour means as much to the man that President Obama is today, than Hawaii. We will see places where he a lived while growing up in Honolulu, places he hung out with his friends at the beach, his school (Punahou), his half sister and some of his classmates and teachers.
PUNAHOU SCHOOL: Probably the one place that formed the character of the man Obama is today. We will have a visit on campus guided by Eric Kusunoki, who was Obama's "home room" teacher. Not sure this term means something to you, but in the US, when you arrive at school, you don't always go right to your first class. You first go to your "home room", sort of a meeting place, and then you go off to your classes. This "home room", has a teacher, and Eric Kusunoki was Obama's home room teacher. He will also join us for our "dinner" the next night in Honolulu. While at Punahou, we will visit briefly with Hope Staab, who runs the very prestigious Wo International Center. Please refer to the Websites document for more information on the Wo International Center. We will be on campus just shy of two hours The school was very clear that their main job is to "educate their students", and don't want our visit to be intrusive in the operation of the school. We most likely will have some "camera guidelines" to follow, since some of the parents of the school do not want their kids on camera. It is a school and education is their top priority, and we have to respect that. We are VERY lucky to be able to get on campus in any case.
INDONESIAN GOLDEN TICKET/RCTI PROJECT: NARRATIVE
HONOLULU
EAST-WEST CENTER: Besides Punahou, the East-West Center, may be the most important element of Obama's life. Not that he was at the East-West Center or took part in any of their programs, but that his mom and dad (Stanley Ann Dunham and Lolo Soetoro) was involved in many aspects of the EWC. Again, please read the Websites document closely for more information about the EWC and refer to the book I sent you. You will see how important the EWC is.
While on "campus", we will visit with some influential people in the life of Obama and his family
