Recess in D.C.
With a two week recess for Congress, there was a lot of down time. Going from the phones ringing constantly to the phones rarely ringing was the biggest thing I noticed. In the office, things were really quiet and there was a lot of time to rest. It felt like a day and night difference from prior to this when we were dealing with health care. To relax while in the office, I found ice cream breaks kept me going through the day. Outside of work, it was a lot of sight seeing and enjoying the fresh weather. This past weekend we did a lot of walking and doing D.C. 'stuff'. I, along with Edwin, went to the Nation Cherry Blossom Festival Parade and had a lot of fun. From the parade, we went to a street festival where my fellow interns, Edwin and Victor, got me to go on stage to participate in a McDonalds quiz and we won! After this we went to the Lincoln Memorial, but on our way there we stopped to watch the Service's Drill Team competition. All in all, these past two weeks of recess have been a lot of fun outside of the office. Now we race to the end as we get back into session this week and back to the fast paced work environment.
