Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Starting my internship and sightseeing
I have finished my second week of living in DC and my first week of interning at the National Council on Disability (which is a small independent federal agency, for those who are unfamiliar). My first week consisted of meeting all the very lovely staff members and reading a lot of interesting policy papers published by NCD. Outside of my internship, I have been very busy sightseeing. I have seen the White House about a dozen times because it is on my way to and from work (it is pretty awesome to walk by it every day). This past weekend had beautiful weather so I walked around the city and saw a lot of sites with my two roommates, including the Air and Space Museum, the Sculpture Garden, the Vietnam and WWII Memorials, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The WWII Memorial was probably the highlight for me since it was not built the last time I was here. The best thing about all these sites – they were free – which great for a poor intern/grad student. It’s hard to believe that two weeks have already passed, but I am loving being here and socializing with the other interns. I hope to see some other great sites this week after work. In addition to that I also need to study (which is no fun, but that is the life of a grad student). Peace, Amber
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