Wallace Experience

Our first full day in Iowa was very eventful! We started off to Des Moines to see the Wallace house. Before this trip, I had no idea who the Wallace family was, much less that Henry A. Wallace was FDR’s very influential, but controversial Vice President. Henry A. Wallace spent a large amount of his career in political life, and brought attention to many ideas too innovative for his time. After the Wallace family discussion, we ventured to a very yummy lunch at Gateway Market. The food was so good and very healthy – geared towards the organic side of the experience. Afterwards we toured the “Pride of Iowa”. It was a nice little museum mostly about Iowa’s high school sports and a sprinkling of various facts about influential Iowans. My favorite part of the day was watching Kyle and Dr. HN duel at Dance Dance Revolution at the “Pride of Iowa” – I might have taken a video. We ended the day by watching Forks Over Knives. I have heard about this film before and have wanted to watch it for some time. This movie will make anyone want to convert to an all-plant, whole foods diet! I learned a lot and would like to put many of the film’s practices into place in my own life.