1 Week Already

It's been almost a week since I moved down to DC and so much has happened already, I felt an update was necessary.
So last Friday was spent with some orientation stuff for our internship class. Like I mentioned earlier, I am getting class credit for doing an internship and doing a bit of coursework related to it. Friday night I spent with some other girls at Starbucks sending out resumes and cover letters, what fun! On Saturday my roommate Allie and I ventured out into the freezing cold to the National Museum of Natural History which was really cool.  They had an entire coral reef display that was crocheted and called  the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef. Interesting.

Coral Reef replicated in crochet

 We also saw the Hope Diamond...

 

 

 

 

Hope Diamond

On Sunday my roommates and I went to Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond to get stuff for our room. We spent a really long time and got quite a bit of stuff.

Yesterday morning everyone in the Washington Semester Program was invited to an Internship Bazaar. Almost 100 organizations, over 300 students, lots of fake smiling and fancy clothes. Then on Monday afternoon I had an interview for an internship and and this morning I started my internship there!

I am officially an intern at the International Labor Rights Forum whose offices are 2 blocks away from the White House! I'm not exactly sure about what my position and responsibilities are going to be but ILRF is an advocacy organization dedicated to achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide. Coincidentally, I started work today on the National Human Trafficking Awareness day. I learned about ILRF when I was involved with the Not For Sale Campaign last year in San Francisco. I'm already published on their blog talking about their Valentine's Day Chocolate Campaign. Go here to see the blog post and send the CEO of Hershey's a Valentine or host a screening of the Dark Side of Chocolate. Valentine's Day is coming up and lots and lots of chocolate will be purchased; much of that chocolate comes from farms in West Africa whose workers are often forced or trafficked child labor. I'll keep this blog updated with more of my ILRF work throughout the semester but you should also read their blog and possibly follow them on Twitter to find out more! 

This evening on my way home from my internship I got a phone call from a friend from home who was stuck at a DC airport because of the weather and after some negotiation with her airlines and figuring out the metro, she's now sitting right next to me! When I left my dorm to go meet her at the metro stop it was raining. By the time she got to the stop and we walked out, the ground was covered in snow. Snow day on my first real day of classes? I hope so. 




I hope the bad weather isn't negatively affecting you! Love to all!