I don’t know how November snuck up on us and flew by, but it did. Most people, including myself, are flying home for Thanksgiving. I feel a bit conflicted. I miss my family and friends dearly, but I want to spend as much time as possible with my new friends here in D.C. How do you talk to people from home about not wanting to see them? It gets awkward really fast. The only thing that trumps leaving my new friends behind for a short period is the idea of home cooked meals for 5-6 days straight, and seeing my dog Lincoln who recently turned 7 (Happy Birthday Link!). He is a chocolate lab if you were wondering.
I guess I am being a bit whiney, and that going home is probably going to be a lot of fun, but it just happens to be what I am thinking about right now. Other than that, work has really piled up, and like most college students, procrastination is deeply embedded in my work ethic (not entirely true since I am almost done with my portfolio). With the fear of becoming a broken record, I want to stress just one more time how vital it is to keep up with your work!
So what have I been up to lately? I recently lobbied Congress for the Israeli Palestinian Peace Process in Senator Kerry’s office. I met with a legislative consultant and stressed the issue that I have been learning about all semester, which is the freezing of settlement expansion and a resolution based on the 1967 borders. It was really cool. The guy took us very seriously and it was an excellent networking experience. I highly recommend getting involved with this civic engagement group. Andrea Barron, who runs the program, is very passionate about the subject, and teaches you quite a bit. You are required to do a civic engagement project, so you might as well do one through TWC that is worthwhile and engaging.
The free LSAT class that TWC allotted to us interns was great. Our instructor is an LSAT expert and I didn’t even mind that the class went over the two hour time limit. I have it this week again, and though I feel really geeky as I say this, I am really excited to go back on a Friday night to learn how to take a test.
Other than those two things, it has been the usual. The routine hasn’t changed much, and I am still in love with my internship here at the Woodrow Wilson Center. I am definitively going to apply here if I don’t go straight to law school. The other thing I have been looking into is getting an internship on the Hill with a congressperson or senator for the summer. Unfortunately, most of them are unpaid, and there is no way my parents are going to put me up in an apartment for an unpaid internship. Oh, well.
I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving holiday, and I will be writing to everyone from Burlington, Massachusetts next week! It is going to be a good one!
Until after turkey day…
Timmy V
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