My friend Lewis Banda came to D.C. last weekend to renew his passport and he stayed with me. I felt like a pretty lame host when we spent both Thursday and Friday on the couch watching YouTube videos. It was a truly cultural experience.
Lewis and me on G street during my lunch break
To my credit, I did manage to wander out Saturday night for a Thermals concert at the Black Cat. They weren't anything to write home about, in my humble opinion.
My friend from TCU, Seth, and me at the Thermals concert. You can't really tell there's a concert going on in the background but WHATEVER, you get the drift!
I'm guessing that I will becoming more energized in another week once I realize that it's almost time for me to go back to Iowa. Then I'll probably be in a frenzy to go pack in all the sight-seeing I neglected to do earlier. It will be like drinking from a fire hose.
For work last week, the big project was preparing for an event Mr. Milne is hosting at his home tonight, which I get to attend, being the lucky girl that I am. I'm guessing that his house is going to be pretty impressive, because he's an impressive kind of guy. I'm expecting to see crystal chandeliers and a lion skin floor rug with the head still attached. Perhaps for the next blog I will have some tantalizing pictures of some Senators and me.
I went to a couple more client meetings this week and that was nice. The talk about different bills and what's moving in the House versus the Senate and what legislation is getting tagged on what and what might never make it out of committee and all that jazz gets confusing. There is a lot to keep straight. And it all sounds like a foreign language to me. A foreign language that I do not like. I prefer French.
For work last week, the big project was preparing for an event Mr. Milne is hosting at his home tonight, which I get to attend, being the lucky girl that I am. I'm guessing that his house is going to be pretty impressive, because he's an impressive kind of guy. I'm expecting to see crystal chandeliers and a lion skin floor rug with the head still attached. Perhaps for the next blog I will have some tantalizing pictures of some Senators and me.
I went to a couple more client meetings this week and that was nice. The talk about different bills and what's moving in the House versus the Senate and what legislation is getting tagged on what and what might never make it out of committee and all that jazz gets confusing. There is a lot to keep straight. And it all sounds like a foreign language to me. A foreign language that I do not like. I prefer French.
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Hi Gina,
You don't know me but I'm trying to obtain an internship with the Washington Center and I was wondering about the housing. How did you find your apartment? Do you still think an apartment is better?
The Washington Center takes care of placing students in apartments, so I don't think you even need to worry about that unless you would prefer to live on your own.
I am currently living with 3 other people participating in the program. The apartment building we live in is very nice although it takes about a half an hour to commute into D.C. by Metro.
Lots of other Washington Center people live here and we have occasional events so we can meet and hang out with the other TWCers in our building.
Another good thing about my apartment is that it came fully stocked, even with dishes for the kitchen. The Washington Center plans everything out and it saves a lot of hassle.
This link has some basic information about housing: http://www.twc.edu/students/where.shtml
If you're accepted into the program, you will fill out a form requesting housing, and then will receive information on where you're living once TWC has made the housing placements.
I hope this answers your question, let me know if I missed anything!
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