Okay, wow. Let me just start off by talking about what a freaking AMAZING week I had. I'm terrible and I never know where to start with these things, so I suppose that for now, I'll start chronologically.
Monday was seriously the highlight of my week. It was the first Monday I think that I have ever looked forward to starting. I easily work with the best people that you could possibly meet in this city; I have never met a group of people that are so persistent about contributing to how much I get to take away from this experience. For those of you who don't know Theresa Drake, she's a rockstar and has been my saving grace this entire week. She took me to the Embassy of Colombia to watch the US vs. Ghana game and oh my goodness, it was INSANE. But in a good way, of course. Trying all the Colombian drinks and food was even better--safe to say that I love empanadas and Germán has convinced me that Bogóta is where I want to be when I study abroad, not to mention the Colombians are also a group of the nicest people that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.
AND THAT WAS JUST MONDAY.
Tuesday, nothing too great happened. I had class and I love going to class. It rocks.
Wednesday was just your typical Wednesday. Blah blah.
Thursday...well, as hectic as it was supposed to be, everything from Thursday got moved to Friday so it was basically irrelevant, aside from meeting the random group of Sigma Chi's that live like four houses down from us.
WAIT NO, I totally forgot to mention the banquet I was able to attend for WINS. I met William Mendoza, who is the executive director on the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MAN. Inside and out, so well-spoken and so driven. I absolutely loved him. He also called me beautiful and I'm not usually one to tell people about the compliments I receive, but it was a day-maker for sure.
FRIDAY. Ugh, such a great day. Friday I got to work with Theresa all day on her briefing (which she rocked) and then got to sit in on the briefing. Then, later that afternoon, I was able to sit in on a meeting with DAS Arreaga and a Peruvian congresswoman. It's so crazy how many people you end up meeting and networking with. Post-work, I met up with Lester (so thankful he's in DC with me, for real) and we got to meet DeEtta Cravens. DeEtta is one of the most interesting, motivated, well-rounded people I have EVER met. I mean come on, the girl is going to Harvard to study public diplomacy. What they say is true though, it's all about who you know and she has been so helpful in helping me network. Didn't really do much of anything on Friday night though.
Saturday rocked. I met up with another intern at State that goes to OU as well, Nikke is so great. We went to Georgetown, wandered/explored for a little bit, and shopped. Georgetown is so so so cool. The giant H&M and Urban Outfitters made the crappy weather a little more bearable. We also passed a Cajun restaurant that I really wanted to try while I'm here too because I LOVE Cajun food. Saturday night was a blast; I went out with the girls that I live with here in DG and goodness, I seriously have been SO blessed with the people they shoved into this little townhouse for the summer. Saturday was a good time though, for sure. Not to mention I met a ton of new people again--if I could claim meeting new people as one of my favorite pastimes, I probably would....
Sunday. Goodness gracious today has been the longest day ever. Didn't get to sleep in this morning, but had a DELICIOUS brunch at Founding Farmers. If y'all haven't eaten there but intend on visiting DC, I highly recommend it. It was delicious and they served the best Arnold Palmer. Wandered around the city for a little while with Maddie and Alexa--whoever said that New York/New Jersey people are no fun told you a DIRTY LIE. I have not laughed that hard in a solid few months. Came back and took a cat nap, only to wake up and go to eat at that Cajun restaurant in Georgetown for family meal. I seriously put down a pound of peel and eat shrimp. We also watched the World Cup game against Portugal...what a bummer. Post-dinner, our group decided to go see Waterfront and tonight was the perfect night for it. SO beautiful. I also experienced seeing my first rat tonight so there's one for the books. Seems like there were a lot of firsts this weekend hahaha. But that's alright.
I definitely fell back in love with this city while we were enjoying some Hershey's ice cream at Waterfront though. As always, enjoy the pictures and thank you all for trying to keep up with my busy life this summer! I hope that if any of you manage to make it out to DC while I'm here, I can convince you that our nation's capitol is as great as I feel like it has been.
Good night and good luck.
When everything happens to you when
you're so young, you're very lucky, but
by the same token, you're never going
to have that same feeling again. The
first time anything happens to you -
your first love, your first success - the
second one is never the same.
-Lauren Bacall
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