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Week Two | Jun 15 08'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Washington

"I love the city now, but I am a little worried about how I would hold up over time"

What a week... this program is wearing me out and its only the second week. My internship is in full swing, and the office is getting busy. They... Continue reading »
First Week- June 9 | Dec 31 95'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Washington

My First Week at Work:Much of this week I was kept busy with reviewing, storing, and packing old case files in order to make room for more of the r... Continue reading »
First Impressions | Jun 14 08'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Washington

The course I am taking through the Washington Center is Religion in Global Politics, taught by Dr. Kuchinsky. So far both the class and the p... Continue reading »
Second Week- June 16 | Dec 31 07'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Washington

Monday, June 17, 2008This morning I spent the first two hours comparing a database of case files with an Excel spreadsheet of the databases to chec... Continue reading »
Howard Johnson | Jul 19 07'

by evielynn00 a 29 year old female traveling as a couple from Brighton, on vacation in Washington

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Capitol Limited to Washington, DC | Jul 18 08'

by AdamsMainer a female traveling as a family, on vacation in Washington

"Almost home"

The Capitol Limited - just like all the other trains - oh well...my door broke and my attendant felt the need to wake me up at 6:30AM to let me kno... Continue reading »
Week 3 | Jun 21 08'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Washington

"This is a city that thrives on happy hours and business cards"

After a bit of roommate drama and a particularly nasty midterm, the week has been a bit of a low point. Work is still going well though, and I'm st... Continue reading »
Research, Lectures, Motions: Getting Comfortable Being an Intern | Jun 28 08'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Washington

"The fact that we could hold this meeting with little to no preparation and absolutely no supervision was certainly empowering."

I have spent the past two weeks at the Ponds Law Firm doing legal research, filing motions, writing motions, writing letters to clients and agenc... Continue reading »
Washington D.C. | Jul 12 08'

by kforecki a female traveling as a couple from Milwaukee, on vacation in Washington

We started off slowly in D.C., as it was a Sunday and everything (i.e. the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, etc.) was closed. In the extreme... Continue reading »
Week Four: Halfway Point | Jun 28 08'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Washington

"I'm really being forced to examine my own views on poverty"

Amazingly, my experience in the capital is half-way over. The city seemed to operate in half-capacity this week because of the 4th, Congress is out... Continue reading »