Intern Blog Postings

Week Six: Weekends, Writing, and Working with Websites

Friday, July 7, 2017

Lexxi Reddington

This past week consisted of only three actual work days, due to the long-weekend. Not surprisingly, D.C. goes crazy for the Fourth of July. There were beautiful fireworks, immensely large crowds, and lots of fun.

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A colonial time-traveler

SCENE SIX: SPIRITS SPLIT SILENCE

Friday, July 7, 2017

Mary Ann Mort

The celebration of this country’s independence day allowed me to ponder the differences between nationalism and patriotism.

 

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Week #6: One percent inspiration…

Friday, July 7, 2017

Francisco Ayala Rodriguez

Music, Art, History and fireworks....The summer version of the Spring Break is here!

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Week Six: Spying on the city

Friday, July 7, 2017

Lisa McDonald

Five-day weekends are nice, but it just makes the two-day workweek feel so long.

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Her fate lies in her own hands.

FINDING FIVE: FAMOUSLY FLAILING FATE

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Mary Ann Mort

Never have I felt more humbled and proud of myself and my fellow interns than when a Congressman acknowledged us at a committee hearing.

 

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Week Five: Refocusing

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Zakary Noel

"In June, you have all the time in the world. By July, you don't have any time left."

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Science Policy: Imperfect Science

Monday, July 3, 2017

Jacob Robertson

It was quite a week for science policy.

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Week 5: Installing

Monday, July 3, 2017

Victoria (Tori) Eng

Another week has come and gone here and D.C., it is crazy how quickly the time is passing here. I’m pretty sure all the interns are enjoying ourselves and frankly I don’t want to think about leaving, I know I won’t want to go.

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Week 5: Half Way There

Monday, July 3, 2017

Samantha Pedek

It is incredibly hard to believe that this week was the half way point of the internship. I have learned so much and have done so many things, but I still feel like I just got here. There is just so much to do here! This week was full of fun things to do, which kept me very busy all week!

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Week #5: Knowing yourself…

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Francisco Ayala Rodriguez

Tour trough The Capitol, a visit to the National Museum of the American Indian, and roller skating. An amazing way to conclude the first half of the summer.

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