{"id":225,"date":"2018-01-30T01:09:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T01:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.rollins.edu\/wpsites\/ship\/?p=225"},"modified":"2018-12-07T15:33:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T15:33:33","slug":"networking-and-reflecting-at-the-phi-alpha-theta-biennial-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/ship\/2018\/01\/30\/networking-and-reflecting-at-the-phi-alpha-theta-biennial-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking and Reflecting at the Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Traditional New Orleans cuisine<\/p><\/div>\n

For any discipline, conferences are a place to present months of research and hard work to colleagues from across the nation. They can also be opportunities to meet other members of your field, network, and explore a new city. I only attended one day of the conference, and after presenting my paper, I spoke with several other historians who also studied World War II, including one woman who wrote her thesis on the infamous 46th Guards Bomber Regiment in the Russian air force, known by the Germans as the \u201cnight witches.\u201d I also talked to a senior-year history student from Texas A&M, who studied the American Air Force in World War II. Not only did I learn a bit about the evolution of the various airborne divisions in the U.S. Air Force, but he also recommended several restaurants and local spots to my roommate and me.<\/p>\n

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Objects in World War II Museum<\/p><\/div>\n

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WW II Museum artifacts<\/p><\/div>\n

We spent the remainder\u00a0of the night and the next day exploring New Orleans. I was able to try out the local cuisine, including beignets at the famous Caf\u00e9 du Monde,
\nwhich is over a century old. Since a history conference was the focal point of this trip, I found it most fitting that we visit the National World War II Museum. The museum is
\nquite large, taking up two separate buildings and encompassing multiple aspects of the war. First, my roommate and I walked through an exhibit about the invasion of Normandy. After, we ventured into the second building, where we had the option of either taking the \u201cRoad to Berlin\u201d or the \u201cRoad to Tokyo,\u201d which explored the war in Europe and the Pacific, respectively.\u00a0 Because I study mostly the European aspects of the war, we only walked through the first. I found it to be a fairly normal
\nimmersive experience with just enough information to be educational without becoming overwhelming. My favorite parts were those that displayed the personal items of soldiers. They did not have much regarding the Red Army or the women that I study, but I did see some uniforms for American\u00a0nurses.<\/p>\n

All in all, it was an enjoyable and education experience in more ways than one. I definitely plan on returning to New Orleans, if not on business, then certainly for pleasure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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