Week 1
For the first week in DC, I feel that as interns we have already learned so much. First, the atmosphere in DC is completely different than any where else in the United States because it is the focal point for the leadership in our nation. These leaders main role is to represent their people. Leadership in the capitol of the United States means to represent and vocalize the needs of people. The Latino population is not represented properly in the area of higher education and many of the leaders here focus on that aspect. The perspective of Latinos is that we are a growing population and thus those numbers should correlate to the amount of people involved in politics, receiving a college education, and there needs to be more Latinos with professional careers. Overall, I am very grateful to be meeting Latinos in the community who want the Latino community to expand in positive ways.
