Monday, August 26, 2013
Darren McKinnon
It's officially been over a month since I left DC. As I lose myself in another semester of school, I think back on my internship with fond memories.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Darren McKinnon
The tail end of the second week caught me by surprise; I was the overconfident gazelle to it’s stealthy, hungry lion.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Darren McKinnon
My new roommate Ro summed up our first day in DC with the simple and honest truth: “It doesn’t get weirder than this.” You see, we were at a restaurant at 11:30 at night thousands of miles away from our hometowns with people we had met less than six hours previous… And we were having fun.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Alec Lindman
The Kennedy Center is a delightful place to unwind from the workweek, and that’s just what we did on Friday. The National Symphony Orchestra played an enjoyable program with some rather interesting cello solos, and we took it all in from our seats in the first row.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Alec Lindman
Monday the third of June was our first day at work for the summer, and everything looks quite exciting. As we’ll hopefully continue to do throughout the summer, all of us who are staying at GW walked to the metro station at 7:40, and we were at the American Center for Physics at 9 on the dot.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Caleb Heath
When last I left you hanging in suspense, we were set to venture forth and bring science to masses of children at the HoCo STEM Festival. Demos would be set up, experiments would be performed, diffraction glasses would be worn! A new day! A red day!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Caleb Heath
What a week of firsts: my first breath of DC air, my first day of interning, my first taste of goat. I’m tired but happy. I expect to continue enjoying myself, but I don’t expect the exhaustion to subside. There’s much work left to do. And if there were no work . . . the city calls out for exploration.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Caleb Heath
I didn't expect to go to Washington DC this summer.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Alexandra Day
My second week as an SPS intern was just as much fun as my first! On Sunday we had an outreach event at Howard County Community College, where I helped out with a demonstration that played music using a laser. I had never seen that particular demonstration before, and I had a great time learnin
