Monday, July 16, 2018
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This past week, I got sick, visited the center of American government, and did yoga.
First, the yoga. Two of my roommates and I biked about half an hour to Crystal City, Virginia for a free yoga class. On the way, we past one of DC’s airports, crossing a large field where planes would periodically pass a few dozen feet overhead. It seemed to be a popular spot – the field was packed with people. I, inattentively, forgot to bring a change of clothes. So I did yoga in jeans. Not the best idea.
Last Thursday, Sam and Sarah, the two Capitol Hill interns, showed us around where they worked. Signed passes from Sam’s boss, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, gave us permission to stand in a series of increasingly stringent lines and security checks before finally entering the Senate chamber’s viewing gallery. Lines notwithstanding, it was really cool. The Senate was in session; however, the chamber was mostly empty. There were a few stenographers, a line of pages sitting to the side of the dais, and Senators or staffers sitting behind desks in the center of the chamber. But there was only one person in attendance who wasn’t involved in running things, a Senator giving a speech for the cameras.
I also, unfortunately, got sick with some sort of bacterial infection in my throat. As a result, I didn’t do all that much outside of work and even had to stay home for a day. I’m more or less better by now.
Nathan Foster