DCeeeeee

Helloooo from Washington DC!

I have some good news: there is a 24-hour 7-Eleven on the ground floor of my building! I shall not go hungry, or without slurpies!

I was very excited to see my favorite convenience store after a tiresome day of travel yesterday - BR to DC involved two takeoffs, two landings, a looonggg cab ride into the city, and a fairly hectic check-in process with two gargantuan bags. But now I is here, coming at you from my fabulous (ok maybe not so fabulous) dorm room at GW. I don't think the building has been renovated since it was built likely in the 1920s, but I have everything I need and I'm quite content.

The J-O-B started today, and after encountering one of DC's most eloquent truck drivers ("You don't even need to work, you a honey!) and getting a bit lost (shocker), I found the tall AEI building. But all in all the stroll was quite nice - it was actually cool this morning and I tried to savor it, as I know it will be hot as hades soon. I people watched as I walked - this city is bursting with young people in power suits off to their jobs in the political world. 

I really enjoyed my day at AEI, especially lunchtime; it's an hour-long full table service affair and the food is very, very good. Today we had various types of sushi for an appetizer followed by some sort of teryaki beef and coconut rice. Mmmmm - and everything tastes better when it's free! 

Apart from describing the food, I won't be able to do much blobbing about my internship; our HR supervisor listed it as a big no-no in our orientation today.  What I can say is that my scholar seems very nice and the projects I'll be working on are interesting and right up my alley. As a bonus, my supervisor (every intern is assigned to an AEI scholar as well as his or her research assistant) is leaving for good in two and a half weeks, and I will be essentially taking over his job, office and all. Seems a little daunting now, but hopefully I'll learn the ropes quickly. 

I haven't had much time to sightsee, but I did go by the White House today. It seemed smaller than the last time I saw it, but I've probably just gotten bigger. I'm planning to hit up some of the monuments and museums this weekend. 

I'll update again when there's more to say, but for now this working girl says good night from the executive city. Oh and get ready, I have tons of googled DC nicknames up my sleeve!