I feel like I accomplished a whole bunch today at my internship. I worked really hard and in return feel really great about the work I did today. Tomorrow I get to go to Capitol Hill after lunch and hand out the packets and letters I worked on today to Congressmen.
Today I emailed a shelter in the NoVA area that helps transition refugees from other countries to life in the USA. I really want to work on this for my civil engagement project this semester, so I'm hoping I hear back from them.
I'm very excited about my weekend plans! Tomorrow evening after I finish with my lobbying, I'm going out with some friends to see The Dark Knight on iMAX at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. We may go out and get dinner afterwards if we aren't feeling too poor.
My roommate and I are planning on going out and seeing some of the major DC attractions this weekend so we can cross them off our Must Visit lists. Very few of the things we plan to do cost money (besides the metro), so it's perfect for penny pinching interns.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Yesterday and my First Class
Last night I was exhausted from going work and then to my first class. In the morning, the other Chwat interns and I went out to complete the scavenger hunt on Capitol Hill. We went through the congressional buildings to certain points of interest. I received my Library of Congress reader’s card in the Madison building, so now I have access to the items in the library to use in research. We didn’t complete the scavenger hunt as we ran out of time before we needed to be back in the office, but we finished the majority of it.
I think my communication skills will definitely improve through this internship. Yesterday I spent most of my time at work calling people on the phone, so all the practice I’m getting should have at least some kind of positive effect.
My class is going to be amazing. The professor, Colman McCarthy, former editor of the Washington Post, has an unbelievable record of people he’s interviewed. He listed off all the Nobel Peace Prize recipients he’s talked to (Gandhi, Mother Theresa, MLK Jr. to name a few), and nearly caused my jaw to hit the floor. His knowledge of the topic is probably one of the best in the world. I can see now why the class came so highly recommended by former interns. The class is relatively small (under 20 people, including 2 other TCU students), so I am extremely honored to have made it into this amazing class. The assignments I have for this class include keeping a weekly journal to write our thoughts on violence and a 1000 word term paper analyzing pretty much any subject dealing with violence and/ or peaceful problem solving. I can only imagine the amount of useful knowledge I’m going to obtain from this course.
I think my communication skills will definitely improve through this internship. Yesterday I spent most of my time at work calling people on the phone, so all the practice I’m getting should have at least some kind of positive effect.
My class is going to be amazing. The professor, Colman McCarthy, former editor of the Washington Post, has an unbelievable record of people he’s interviewed. He listed off all the Nobel Peace Prize recipients he’s talked to (Gandhi, Mother Theresa, MLK Jr. to name a few), and nearly caused my jaw to hit the floor. His knowledge of the topic is probably one of the best in the world. I can see now why the class came so highly recommended by former interns. The class is relatively small (under 20 people, including 2 other TCU students), so I am extremely honored to have made it into this amazing class. The assignments I have for this class include keeping a weekly journal to write our thoughts on violence and a 1000 word term paper analyzing pretty much any subject dealing with violence and/ or peaceful problem solving. I can only imagine the amount of useful knowledge I’m going to obtain from this course.
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