The start of August has arrived! The weekend before the end of my internship, I took a bus to Philly, where my lovely cousin Monica picked me up. We traveled an hour to Frenchtown, NJ where I enJoyed a wonderfully relaxing weekend with my Aunt & Uncle and cousin Monica. On Saturday, we rafted down the Delaware River with no electronics allowed - just the pleasure of one another's company, the Sun, and a few snacks. It was perfect!
While I was in this quaint small town, which happens to also be the home of Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of that well-known book "Eat, Pray, Love" I visited 'Two Buttons', the author's store. Monica and I found some fun items as we perused all the little shops. Towards the end of my time, I met her beloved boyfriend, Brian. We also fit in some time to skype with my parents. Having a nice skype reunion was real fun!
During the last week of my internship, I answered some fun calls, gave my last Capitol tour (oh, how I will miss the freedom to peruse the artistic halls and visit the gallery whenever I please!), attended a luncheon sponsored by the Heritage Foundation (loved the talk about justice & ending sex-slave trade), wrote up a press release and a few evaluations, and enJoyed our "goodbye intern party".
Those last few days were extremely full. I had two more job interviews - one with a temp legal agency and the other with an international investment-banking firm. The interview with the banking firm went extremely well! The second interview with Hugo, the Head of Global Operations is this coming Monday afternoon.
After taking some tests to assess my skills, I will have a follow-up meeting with Sarah & her colleagues from the legal temp agency to visit about some legal secretary or paralegal opportunities. There is always the chance that I might migrate back t the Hill and work for a Representative or a Senator who will gain their seat in January.
God knows the job, plan, and the exact path that He has for me. These last 3-5 weeks, I have learned to lean back in His identity and trust the Lord for clear direction and to provide all my needs every step of the way. There are many times that the Lord has shown His faithfulness to me and He is definitely opening many doors to pave the way to a stable life in DC. Continue to lift me up for clear guidance & continued rest in the peace of Christ's Sovereignty in my life. This is definitely a journey!
The short week I had in Kansas was jam-packed, but grand. The first weekend in August, one of my best friends from college was wed to James Rew at a beautifully intimate outside wedding in Missouri. Spending time with my close girlfriends from college was life giving, precious, and memorable. We are all growing up and heading to our own corners of the world that God is leading us into for this season. Seeing my parents and spending quality time with Rachel & Elaina was truly magnificent. My niece Elaina has changed from a baby to a little girl, and has much to tell all of us! It was nice to be able to work a few serving shifts at my old restaurant and spend some time with a few girlfriends before I headed back to DC. Goodbyes 'for now' are never easy.
Even though some friends stay and some, like myself leave, the connections & friendships continue to grow. I am thankful to have such a full tapestry of loved ones in my life. To see a few members of my KC in Kansas and enJoy a tasty meal with Dave & Linda as they sent me off was a timely end to a few days back.
It seems like my whole family is in transition! My parents are preparing to move to Hutch, as God provided my Dad with a great job. My sister and her family are finishing up the demolition of their new house in the country & soon will bring contractors in to design their family home. It will be a blessing to be Auntie Tina twice in January, when the Stucky's welcome baby #2 into the world.
If you have made it to the close of this post, I thank you for connecting. Feel free to comment or email. Let us continue to build as ONE in Christ. Love extends to you, my dear reader.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Life in July
Hello, hello!
Well, I know I haven't been great about keeping up writing on her during my internship, but her I am with one week left, sharing life with you.
Where do I even begin? Life here in D.C. has not been what I expected, but life never is. I expected to be busy doing lots of tasks for staff, but we've had a lot of down time. In some respects that has been nice. Each day a bulletin comes out that has committee briefings and hearings in it.
From there, you can decide what you'd like to go hear. Usually, you can plan on waiting in line for 30 minutes to an hour to get into the room, and even then you may not make it because seating is limited.
Going to a Child Nutrition hearing on the house side, which was fascinating. The Intern Lecture Series has been fabulous. We've been able to see the Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Former General & Secretary of State Colin Powell, the CEO of the Washington Post - Donald Graham, and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
Knowing me, you'd probably expect that I would be taking notes at just about everything that I attend. I haven't quite decided what I will do with these notes and discoveries, but at least I have them.
Some of the highlights so far have been hearings, time with the boss, going to a Subcommittee Briefing on Title IV-Eon waivers within the Child Welfare System (taking notes - 12 pages, mind you) & putting it all into a binder for staff.
Enough about work! I have spent a lot of time with amazing people from my community. The first Sunday we hung out after church together, we watched the World Cup - I wore my red cotton dress & cheered for Spain. The next Sunday was gBanga's birthday, so he invited everyone to his house & prepared traditional Nigerian food - it was delicious! And we all took time singing karaoke, while everyone in the room sang along! :) Good times. We've had prayer meetings each Wednesday, which has been a good time to pray & declare truth & fellowship with each other.
As far as sights go, I really haven't seen a lot. Right after I graduated from high school, I went on a 10 day trip to D.C. with a few classmates, led by my AP Government teacher, Rick Reed. At that time, we saw a TON! Pretty much every monument you can think of that was around 5 years ago, we saw - absolutely brilliant. Also, at the time we went to the office where I work now. Thankfully, I have been to one interview and have a few lined up for next week, so that's promising. Hopefully, when God opens some doors in this area, I'll have a start date by this coming Friday. If that IS the case - then I'll come back to DC to work and hopefully "officially move" soon. Time will tell. Thanks for your prayers, support, and following this lengthy blog.. ;)
I know that I struggle with condensing my language, but here you have it! If you made it to the end of this entry, kudoos to you. Much love, dear Kansans and other friends!
Always,
Tina Lou
Well, I know I haven't been great about keeping up writing on her during my internship, but her I am with one week left, sharing life with you.
Where do I even begin? Life here in D.C. has not been what I expected, but life never is. I expected to be busy doing lots of tasks for staff, but we've had a lot of down time. In some respects that has been nice. Each day a bulletin comes out that has committee briefings and hearings in it.
From there, you can decide what you'd like to go hear. Usually, you can plan on waiting in line for 30 minutes to an hour to get into the room, and even then you may not make it because seating is limited.
Going to a Child Nutrition hearing on the house side, which was fascinating. The Intern Lecture Series has been fabulous. We've been able to see the Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Former General & Secretary of State Colin Powell, the CEO of the Washington Post - Donald Graham, and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
Knowing me, you'd probably expect that I would be taking notes at just about everything that I attend. I haven't quite decided what I will do with these notes and discoveries, but at least I have them.
Some of the highlights so far have been hearings, time with the boss, going to a Subcommittee Briefing on Title IV-Eon waivers within the Child Welfare System (taking notes - 12 pages, mind you) & putting it all into a binder for staff.
Enough about work! I have spent a lot of time with amazing people from my community. The first Sunday we hung out after church together, we watched the World Cup - I wore my red cotton dress & cheered for Spain. The next Sunday was gBanga's birthday, so he invited everyone to his house & prepared traditional Nigerian food - it was delicious! And we all took time singing karaoke, while everyone in the room sang along! :) Good times. We've had prayer meetings each Wednesday, which has been a good time to pray & declare truth & fellowship with each other.
As far as sights go, I really haven't seen a lot. Right after I graduated from high school, I went on a 10 day trip to D.C. with a few classmates, led by my AP Government teacher, Rick Reed. At that time, we saw a TON! Pretty much every monument you can think of that was around 5 years ago, we saw - absolutely brilliant. Also, at the time we went to the office where I work now. Thankfully, I have been to one interview and have a few lined up for next week, so that's promising. Hopefully, when God opens some doors in this area, I'll have a start date by this coming Friday. If that IS the case - then I'll come back to DC to work and hopefully "officially move" soon. Time will tell. Thanks for your prayers, support, and following this lengthy blog.. ;)
I know that I struggle with condensing my language, but here you have it! If you made it to the end of this entry, kudoos to you. Much love, dear Kansans and other friends!
Always,
Tina Lou
Monday, July 12, 2010
New Adventures after week 1 in DC
Hello there!
Well, one full week is gone and passed here in the big city of DC. I'm starting to feel settled in at my cute little apartment with my roomie, Kelsey. She's also interning at the same place I am - we are working for the government. Here's little peak into my place:
This is the living room. You can see his nice TV (the guy we're subletting from), the front windows that let in beautiful light. Do you see the comical mini bar? It's right by the TV at the edge of the living room as it fades into the kitchen area. Yeah, this opera singer has quite the taste.
Here's a view from our front door, the kitchen is on the left.
And the hallway to the bathroom & the master bedroom where my roommate stays.
The bathroom - isn't funny there's a sign on the door "Pipi Room"
Here's my bedroom, it's located right off the hallway, first door on the right. It's a bit small, but nice in the morning with the curtains open. There were all these strange old photos of boy's sports teams on the wall in between the 2 windows, so I took all but one down and put up a few of my things.
A beautiful view of our cute little patio with a plethera of plants to water. We've enJoyed a meal out on the patio, taking in the evening air.
So there you have it! Our cute little place.
Here are a few photos of myself around the city - a few with Kelsey, some of the 4th of July celebration, and some with friends from the church I go to here - we watched the World Cup together, I wore my red dress in support of Spain, who FInAlLy pulled it off in the second overtime!
What else? Well, on my first day it took us 45 minutes to get there with a delay from the metro and leaving our last stop the wrong direction, which equaled more walking. We arrived right on the button and listened to policies & procedures from our Intern Coordinator. She took us around and showed us where some important offices were in the buildings and then took us to the Capitol where the Capitol Visitor's Center has just recently been built. It's amazing! All underground, it's the largest addition to the Capitol - and from outside, you can't even tell - so the aesthetics of the Capitol are just the same as before - stunning. On Wednesday, we went through a whole day of training on the Capitol; there's quite a bit of history to know with all the statues and in the rooms. The VERY next day, myself and another intern gave our first tour to Kansas constituents. It went fairly well, and I'll be eager to give a second tour this week sometime. The rest of the week, we went to various trainings and met a few more staff members. Sadly, our intern coordinator is ill and might be gone for a week or so - but the Press Secretary who is now overseeing us is quite kind and informative. They say it'll become busier this week because Senate is now in session.
Actually, today we went into the Senate gallery and listened for a while. They were discussing the surprising move of Obama in appointing Dr. Berwick as the head of CMS without allowing a congressional hearing. There was no vote, no discussion, no opportunity to ask the head of this organization, who will implement the new health care reform bill questions about his ideas and methods. Just an appointment! The Republicans are outraged, and the democrats seem to halfway support the move of the Administration, but they wanted to in a sense "interview" him too. Later this week, a Senator from Kansas will speak on the Boeing dilemma - whether the Air Force will hire them to make the fuel tankers or outsource to Airbus. I'm looking forward to hearing this debate.
So far, life here has been good. I've spent time getting to know some of the great people at the church I attend - it's called EC Embassy. We visited Old Town (as you can see in a few photos), and saw Despicable Me. Last weekend, we went to the Smithsonian Folklife festival, which was enJoyable and Kels and I saw the National Gallery of Art - one of my favorites. The fourth of July itself was quite fun. It started with awakening at Gina's house (one of the girls at the church) - we had a sleepover and went to church together. Afterwards, a few of us went to Georgetown and ate at a cute little pita place. We took our yummy take out food to the river and sat on the edge, enJoying our meal. It was lovely! Then we had a chance to go to the parade on Constitutional for a while - that was pretty neat. I took some photos on my phone, but I'll have to figure out how to put them on my computer and here! ;) Let's see, one of the guys we were with drove me back and then I got ready for the 4th of July party. Kelsey's mom was here visiting; so all cute in our dresses, we embarked to meet Olivia. We ate a nice meal in Georgetown and then headed to the Law Firm where her dad's lawyer friend invited us for an evening of refreshments and fireworks. It was beautiful! From the 10th floor we could see the White House, Washington Monument - and the mall stacked with people, and then the stunning fireworks at eye level. Since the metros were crammed with people headed back home, we walked back to our place - 1.68 miles. Thankfully, we broke it up with a stop at a hip bar. Overall, it was a great way to celebrate Independence Day in the Nation's Capitol...just kinda strange not to light off any fireworks of my own.
Well, I have a very early morning tomorrow, so I'd better wrap this up! I'm going to see a chiropractor in Fairfax, and the commute is an hour and 15 there and then an hour to work. Thanks for your prayers - God is proving Himself faithful here and I'm definitely learning a lot.
Well, one full week is gone and passed here in the big city of DC. I'm starting to feel settled in at my cute little apartment with my roomie, Kelsey. She's also interning at the same place I am - we are working for the government. Here's little peak into my place:
This is the living room. You can see his nice TV (the guy we're subletting from), the front windows that let in beautiful light. Do you see the comical mini bar? It's right by the TV at the edge of the living room as it fades into the kitchen area. Yeah, this opera singer has quite the taste.
Here's a view from our front door, the kitchen is on the left.
And the hallway to the bathroom & the master bedroom where my roommate stays.
The bathroom - isn't funny there's a sign on the door "Pipi Room"
Here's my bedroom, it's located right off the hallway, first door on the right. It's a bit small, but nice in the morning with the curtains open. There were all these strange old photos of boy's sports teams on the wall in between the 2 windows, so I took all but one down and put up a few of my things.
A beautiful view of our cute little patio with a plethera of plants to water. We've enJoyed a meal out on the patio, taking in the evening air.
So there you have it! Our cute little place.
Here are a few photos of myself around the city - a few with Kelsey, some of the 4th of July celebration, and some with friends from the church I go to here - we watched the World Cup together, I wore my red dress in support of Spain, who FInAlLy pulled it off in the second overtime!
What else? Well, on my first day it took us 45 minutes to get there with a delay from the metro and leaving our last stop the wrong direction, which equaled more walking. We arrived right on the button and listened to policies & procedures from our Intern Coordinator. She took us around and showed us where some important offices were in the buildings and then took us to the Capitol where the Capitol Visitor's Center has just recently been built. It's amazing! All underground, it's the largest addition to the Capitol - and from outside, you can't even tell - so the aesthetics of the Capitol are just the same as before - stunning. On Wednesday, we went through a whole day of training on the Capitol; there's quite a bit of history to know with all the statues and in the rooms. The VERY next day, myself and another intern gave our first tour to Kansas constituents. It went fairly well, and I'll be eager to give a second tour this week sometime. The rest of the week, we went to various trainings and met a few more staff members. Sadly, our intern coordinator is ill and might be gone for a week or so - but the Press Secretary who is now overseeing us is quite kind and informative. They say it'll become busier this week because Senate is now in session.
Actually, today we went into the Senate gallery and listened for a while. They were discussing the surprising move of Obama in appointing Dr. Berwick as the head of CMS without allowing a congressional hearing. There was no vote, no discussion, no opportunity to ask the head of this organization, who will implement the new health care reform bill questions about his ideas and methods. Just an appointment! The Republicans are outraged, and the democrats seem to halfway support the move of the Administration, but they wanted to in a sense "interview" him too. Later this week, a Senator from Kansas will speak on the Boeing dilemma - whether the Air Force will hire them to make the fuel tankers or outsource to Airbus. I'm looking forward to hearing this debate.
So far, life here has been good. I've spent time getting to know some of the great people at the church I attend - it's called EC Embassy. We visited Old Town (as you can see in a few photos), and saw Despicable Me. Last weekend, we went to the Smithsonian Folklife festival, which was enJoyable and Kels and I saw the National Gallery of Art - one of my favorites. The fourth of July itself was quite fun. It started with awakening at Gina's house (one of the girls at the church) - we had a sleepover and went to church together. Afterwards, a few of us went to Georgetown and ate at a cute little pita place. We took our yummy take out food to the river and sat on the edge, enJoying our meal. It was lovely! Then we had a chance to go to the parade on Constitutional for a while - that was pretty neat. I took some photos on my phone, but I'll have to figure out how to put them on my computer and here! ;) Let's see, one of the guys we were with drove me back and then I got ready for the 4th of July party. Kelsey's mom was here visiting; so all cute in our dresses, we embarked to meet Olivia. We ate a nice meal in Georgetown and then headed to the Law Firm where her dad's lawyer friend invited us for an evening of refreshments and fireworks. It was beautiful! From the 10th floor we could see the White House, Washington Monument - and the mall stacked with people, and then the stunning fireworks at eye level. Since the metros were crammed with people headed back home, we walked back to our place - 1.68 miles. Thankfully, we broke it up with a stop at a hip bar. Overall, it was a great way to celebrate Independence Day in the Nation's Capitol...just kinda strange not to light off any fireworks of my own.
Well, I have a very early morning tomorrow, so I'd better wrap this up! I'm going to see a chiropractor in Fairfax, and the commute is an hour and 15 there and then an hour to work. Thanks for your prayers - God is proving Himself faithful here and I'm definitely learning a lot.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
I leave in the morning! D.C. here I come!
Hello there fellow friends and family!
Well, tonight is officially my last night in Kansas. Bizarre.
Tonight I was working out with my parents at the Y here in Topeka and listening to my ipod and it hit me - this IS ACTUALLY happening! I am flying to D.C. and going to live there for FIVE whole weeks! OMG! Wow.
And then, something I didn't expect happened, I freaked out and thought, is it too late to back out? Yes, Tina it is. Seriously? Why did I get scared all the sudden. I do not know...but a few seconds later, I was okay. Breathing hard from the workout and realizing that this will be the adventure of my life and probably a turning point for me too. A good one at that. I'm ready for a change. I'm SURE it will take time for me to fully adjust, it always does, but that's okay. One of my dear friends assured me that this is normal. Good.
I'm all packed up, 2 suitcases, a laptop, a carryon, and my purse. Oh - and I shipped a bunch of boxes at FedEx today and spent more that I thought possible on shipping! Ugh. Oh well, my Pampered Chef stuff, my printer, and some more clothes will all happily arrive at my apartment in D.C. around Wednesday next week. Good enough for me.
I've spoken with my new roommate, Kelsey a few times and am real excited to meet her in person tomorrow at our place. Her mom is going with her tomorrow, they'll be there around noon - so before me, which is just fine. I'm kinda glad her mom is going to be there to help us get all settled in and ready to go. I spoke with another intern, Olivia this afternoon. She sounds lovely! And she invited all of us interns to go with her to some get together at a lawyer's house her dad knows with supposedly the best view of the fireworks display in D.C.! How cool is that?! I'm pretty excited. :D Oh, goodness - lots of good times will be had quite soon.
Yes, I am still extremely nervous - but equally excited. I still have a few last minute things to finish up here at the folks house tonight, but soon...I'll be off to D.C., the land where things happen! Right? :) Things happen everywhere, it just seems like the decisions made on the Hill affect the rest of the population. Pretty amazing if you think about it. Well, I should go and try and get some rest! Love to all, and soon I'll post photos of my new place and life there. enJoy the 4th - be sure to say a prayer for the troops around the world fighting for our freedom. They are pretty amazing and we are blessed to live in a 'free' land.
Signing off,
Tina Lou
Well, tonight is officially my last night in Kansas. Bizarre.
Tonight I was working out with my parents at the Y here in Topeka and listening to my ipod and it hit me - this IS ACTUALLY happening! I am flying to D.C. and going to live there for FIVE whole weeks! OMG! Wow.
And then, something I didn't expect happened, I freaked out and thought, is it too late to back out? Yes, Tina it is. Seriously? Why did I get scared all the sudden. I do not know...but a few seconds later, I was okay. Breathing hard from the workout and realizing that this will be the adventure of my life and probably a turning point for me too. A good one at that. I'm ready for a change. I'm SURE it will take time for me to fully adjust, it always does, but that's okay. One of my dear friends assured me that this is normal. Good.
I'm all packed up, 2 suitcases, a laptop, a carryon, and my purse. Oh - and I shipped a bunch of boxes at FedEx today and spent more that I thought possible on shipping! Ugh. Oh well, my Pampered Chef stuff, my printer, and some more clothes will all happily arrive at my apartment in D.C. around Wednesday next week. Good enough for me.
I've spoken with my new roommate, Kelsey a few times and am real excited to meet her in person tomorrow at our place. Her mom is going with her tomorrow, they'll be there around noon - so before me, which is just fine. I'm kinda glad her mom is going to be there to help us get all settled in and ready to go. I spoke with another intern, Olivia this afternoon. She sounds lovely! And she invited all of us interns to go with her to some get together at a lawyer's house her dad knows with supposedly the best view of the fireworks display in D.C.! How cool is that?! I'm pretty excited. :D Oh, goodness - lots of good times will be had quite soon.
Yes, I am still extremely nervous - but equally excited. I still have a few last minute things to finish up here at the folks house tonight, but soon...I'll be off to D.C., the land where things happen! Right? :) Things happen everywhere, it just seems like the decisions made on the Hill affect the rest of the population. Pretty amazing if you think about it. Well, I should go and try and get some rest! Love to all, and soon I'll post photos of my new place and life there. enJoy the 4th - be sure to say a prayer for the troops around the world fighting for our freedom. They are pretty amazing and we are blessed to live in a 'free' land.
Signing off,
Tina Lou
Monday, June 28, 2010
More to be done in the short 5 days til I leave!
Hello there.
Well, it's official. I am no longer a citizen of Wichita, Kansas. Tear.
I had some great times there, and I will miss living with the lovely Estey and working at Granite City and just spending time with great people there. My wonderful dad showed up at my apartment real early this morning and we started the whole "moving" process. It took forever! And I DID have a lot of stuff, he was right.
But overall, it went pretty smoothly. I am SO thankful for his help, without it I would be in a lot of trouble! Now, I'm happily home in Topeka with my parents, relaxing. It's nice. And yet, a little sad. One chapter of my life is coming to a close. I definitly have learned A LOT in this past year out of college, and am learning what it means to be a "self-sufficient" adult. Life always seems to be changing, and I don't think that will ever end.
In my last week in Kansas, I have had some absolutely delightful times! One of my good friends, Lynnie came to visit and we had such a wonderful time. We went and stayed with our dear friend from the Coffeehouse, Ashley. And Kassie joined us from KC. It was so much fun! We even found shoes - or I should say, I found shoes for Kass's wedding. :)
And we attended a beautiful wedding - that of Heidi Glanzer & Daniel Carlson! Oh, it was stunning...and uniquely them. As it should be. It was so good to see lots of familiar faces, many of whom I had not seen in a while. And on our way home, where did we stop? The ever famous, Drubers! It was delightful.
Well, I still feel like there is MUCH to do before I leave Friday, but it will all get done in time. I need to ship all my Pampered Chef products to the place I'll be staying in D.C. - and PACK! Wow. How does one pack for 5 weeks?! I guess I'm about to find out. Thank you for your prayers as I finish this chapter in my life. I appreciate all your support and friendship. Worry not - I will keep you updated on life as I know it. Have a lovely week!
Well, it's official. I am no longer a citizen of Wichita, Kansas. Tear.
I had some great times there, and I will miss living with the lovely Estey and working at Granite City and just spending time with great people there. My wonderful dad showed up at my apartment real early this morning and we started the whole "moving" process. It took forever! And I DID have a lot of stuff, he was right.
But overall, it went pretty smoothly. I am SO thankful for his help, without it I would be in a lot of trouble! Now, I'm happily home in Topeka with my parents, relaxing. It's nice. And yet, a little sad. One chapter of my life is coming to a close. I definitly have learned A LOT in this past year out of college, and am learning what it means to be a "self-sufficient" adult. Life always seems to be changing, and I don't think that will ever end.
In my last week in Kansas, I have had some absolutely delightful times! One of my good friends, Lynnie came to visit and we had such a wonderful time. We went and stayed with our dear friend from the Coffeehouse, Ashley. And Kassie joined us from KC. It was so much fun! We even found shoes - or I should say, I found shoes for Kass's wedding. :)
And we attended a beautiful wedding - that of Heidi Glanzer & Daniel Carlson! Oh, it was stunning...and uniquely them. As it should be. It was so good to see lots of familiar faces, many of whom I had not seen in a while. And on our way home, where did we stop? The ever famous, Drubers! It was delightful.
Well, I still feel like there is MUCH to do before I leave Friday, but it will all get done in time. I need to ship all my Pampered Chef products to the place I'll be staying in D.C. - and PACK! Wow. How does one pack for 5 weeks?! I guess I'm about to find out. Thank you for your prayers as I finish this chapter in my life. I appreciate all your support and friendship. Worry not - I will keep you updated on life as I know it. Have a lovely week!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Hello dear friends, welcome to my blog.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010….9 days before I leave.
Hello there, this is the start of my blog of my adventures. This one just happens to be about my internship and trip to Washington DC for 5 weeks. I thought about emailing everyone individually, and that just overwhelmed me. So, instead, I’ll write on here about my adventures in DC and in life, and you can comment or email me about them. Sound good? I thought so.
There is much to do before I leave, and there is so much going on inside of my head and heart about this whole ordeal. I am excited to go, for sure. But at the same time, I’m nervous, scared, and not sure what to expect. I know it’ll be fun, that I’ll learn a lot, and grow immensely. Time has a funny way of changing people. A lot. We’ll see what these 5-6 weeks bring for me.
DC. It will be amazing, and interning for a Senator will be equally good. Definitely. I am rooming with another intern, her name is Kelsey and I do believe we will have a wonderful time together. We are sub-letting a place close to where we’ll work and are excited about this 2 bedroom/2 bath place to call home for a little while.
DC will be full of the metro – which I am SO excited to ride. I’m So done with driving after 2 wrecks in 6 months, neither of which were my fault. And really ready to take public transportation; to enjoy a ride with my ipod, reading a book, journaling, whatever I please. And I’m sure I’ll meet lots of interesting people, and network immensely. There will be good food, beautiful art to see, museums to tour, political people to interact with daily, and memories to make.
These last 9 days will be full of PACKING (which I disdain), seeing good friends, a wedding, moving, figuring out what and how to pack for 5 weeks, shipping my pampered chef products to the new place in DC, and little last minute details. You know goodbyes are hard? They are. There are a few people I’ve seen this past month that it might be the last time I see them…ever. I don’t like that. I’m not good at saying “goodbye”, so instead I say “See you”, with the hope that maybe someday, I will SEE them again. And then again, maybe not. That is the way life seems to travel though. People come and go, we change, we move, and yet, there is a part of them that will forever be tucked away in my heart no matter where life takes me.
I hope you will join me here on my blog as I embark on this new journey.
Hello there, this is the start of my blog of my adventures. This one just happens to be about my internship and trip to Washington DC for 5 weeks. I thought about emailing everyone individually, and that just overwhelmed me. So, instead, I’ll write on here about my adventures in DC and in life, and you can comment or email me about them. Sound good? I thought so.
There is much to do before I leave, and there is so much going on inside of my head and heart about this whole ordeal. I am excited to go, for sure. But at the same time, I’m nervous, scared, and not sure what to expect. I know it’ll be fun, that I’ll learn a lot, and grow immensely. Time has a funny way of changing people. A lot. We’ll see what these 5-6 weeks bring for me.
DC. It will be amazing, and interning for a Senator will be equally good. Definitely. I am rooming with another intern, her name is Kelsey and I do believe we will have a wonderful time together. We are sub-letting a place close to where we’ll work and are excited about this 2 bedroom/2 bath place to call home for a little while.
DC will be full of the metro – which I am SO excited to ride. I’m So done with driving after 2 wrecks in 6 months, neither of which were my fault. And really ready to take public transportation; to enjoy a ride with my ipod, reading a book, journaling, whatever I please. And I’m sure I’ll meet lots of interesting people, and network immensely. There will be good food, beautiful art to see, museums to tour, political people to interact with daily, and memories to make.
These last 9 days will be full of PACKING (which I disdain), seeing good friends, a wedding, moving, figuring out what and how to pack for 5 weeks, shipping my pampered chef products to the new place in DC, and little last minute details. You know goodbyes are hard? They are. There are a few people I’ve seen this past month that it might be the last time I see them…ever. I don’t like that. I’m not good at saying “goodbye”, so instead I say “See you”, with the hope that maybe someday, I will SEE them again. And then again, maybe not. That is the way life seems to travel though. People come and go, we change, we move, and yet, there is a part of them that will forever be tucked away in my heart no matter where life takes me.
I hope you will join me here on my blog as I embark on this new journey.
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