Well, I just got back from a class field trip to see Katie Couric at the National Press Club! Usually, it’s just a gathering of journalists who come to hear influential or controversial public figures, but my professor managed to hook our class up with some tickets for this evening.
I was studying journalism before I changed my major to social work, so there’s still a part of me that loves the excitement of a media frenzy. When I was choosing a class to take here at The Washington Center, I purposely picked a media-related class because I figured I’d be right in the middle of it. Needless to say, tonight was a great time!
The past week has been a little bit slower-paced. With no major protests to wander into this week, I’ve been trying to catch up on work for my other classes. Exciting, I know. ;-) On Friday night, I hung out with my coworkers in Arlington for happy hour and headed home to watch a movie with my roommates. It was then that made the tragic discovery that our TV has no jack for a DVD player, but we still survived the weekend! Between baseball season winding down and football season starting up, who really needs a DVD player anyway?
As for work, I think the craziness is thankfully dying down a little! I’m getting to meet some of the families face-to-face that we’ve been working hard to settle, which is really neat. Right now, I’m partnering up with a coworker to try to organize the pre-employment training materials a little better. We’re making new worksheets and cleaning up old ones so that we can actually have a workbook to hand to the clients when they come through the door.
And I’ll leave you with a word of advice, you guys- If you decide to go the route of the Smartrip card (a refillable and plastic fare pass for the Metro) REGISTER IT! I lost mine yesterday and they just transferred my balance to another card. So if you’re anything like me and you lose stuff easily, this can be a lifesaver!
On that note, I’m off to bed!
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