Friday, May 29, 2015
Max Torke
Woohoo! First week in D.C.! This week has been surreal. I met a Nobel Laureate, talked with members of the SPS leadership, and started working at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. After flying in to D.C. on Saturday, I met up with some interns and went out to see the city.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Veronica Martinez-Vargas
I am still in disbelief that I am here, four years ago I was not sure I would be able to continue my education after high school, now I am here in DC interning at the National Institute of Standards and Technology pursuing my passions.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Drew Roberts
The first few days in DC included some friendship-building and touristy fun in the city before work began. Having not been to DC in many years, it was a great experience to explore the city and see many of the historic sites. Our first full day lead us to the National Mall where the Rolling Thunder was hosting their Ride to the Wall event, an annual motorcycle rally to bring attention to individuals in the American military that are missing in action or prisoners of war. We explored many monuments around the mall – including the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Vietnam Memorial – with more than 300,000 individuals in the city for the event.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Elias Kim
In April, Drew and I had visited D.C. to attend AAAS’ CASE workshop. There we had learned about how science legislation comes to be and explored some parts of D.C. Needless to say, I left excited to come back and spend my summer working and exploring.
