I recently had the privilege of walking around the Mall (as in the spanse of park and monuments that memorialize key moments in our collective U.S. history, located in Washington, D.C.), with a friend from a different country. A bit of background: this friend is very well-travelled, and is also insightful, thoughtful, curious and wise. She has never been to D.C. but has visited the U.S. before. She has also worked at the U.S. Embassy so is familiar would our various stori
