Karla Bayona

Karla Bayona - Entry 1

June 18, 2009

Please describe your first week in Washington, D.C.

Indescribable.

There are no words able to describe the combination of feelings, emotions, thoughts, and actions that has formed around us throughout this whole week. It is just amazing to think that we are living in one of the most important cities in the world; that we are able to be part of the decision-making process that affects the everyday life of millions and millions of people.

I have gained so much information in such a short amount of time that I don't think would have happened without this internship and CHCI. The simple fact of having to dress formally to work everyday already makes me feel important, not to mention working on CAPITOL HILL or living a couple of blocks away from Obama, or simply jogging around the National Mall while enjoying the most historic moments of our nation.

It is purely remarkable.