One Week In

So my first week in DC is coming to a close.  It’s been an interesting week, visiting different organizations around DC and learning about Faith and Public Life.  That’s the topic for one of the classes we’re taking here in DC “Christian Faith and Public Life.”  It’s been interesting to see how different organizations treat faith in the Public Life arena.  We’ve visited Christian organizations, a Jewish organization, and non-religious organizations that deal with faith related issues.  It’s been interesting, and prompted some good discussion. 

What I’m really excited for is next Tuesday.  That’s my first official day at my internship, with InterAction.  I went in on Thursday to meet my supervisor and others in the office.  I met a few of the other interns (working for other departments) and got to know a bit more what I’ll be doing as one of the “Policy and Communications (Advocacy)” interns.  I think mostly I’m just ready to finally get into the flow of actually doing work again.  I’m interested to see what the advocacy and public policy world is like (while I wait on hearing back from U of M and MSU about my applications for a Masters in Public Policy). 

Today I visited the American History Museum and the National Archives.  The museum had a really interesting exhibit on wars the US has been involved in, called “The Price of Freedom.”  I enjoyed that exhibit a lot, seeing as how history is one of my favorite subjects.  The Archives was pretty cool too.  We saw the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights. 

Super Bowl is this Sunday, still not sure who I’ll be cheering for.  As they say with some injuries “that will be a game time decision.” I hope all of you are doing well.