Why I'm in DC - there seems to be some confusion, so allow me to guide you out of the george-jungle: I am participating in Cornell's "Cornell in Washington" program, which is an internship-research program. This involves working 3-4 days a week (4 for me) and a large research project (mini-thesis) on a public policy. I am interning at the Supreme Court, Office of the Clerk and am researching the recent Car Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers) policy and whether it can stimulate long-term growth in the automotive sector or if it was just an attempt to jumpstart an engine that is destined to die (get the imagery there? Cars? Jumpstart? Engine?).
I live in the Cornell Center, which is a building housing only Cornell students near Dupont Circle. It is on O Street in the northwest quadrant (DC is set up in quadrants or something? I have yet to figure that one out). There are around 50 people in total living in the center and everyone is doing something different for research and for work.
I have two roommates - Mike and Terry - in my apartment. Despite it being a triple, we have plenty of space.
I'm trying to get all the boring stuff out now so that later posts will make more sense.
Museum of Natural History, Newseum, stood outside the White House, Jefferson Monument (daytime), Lincoln Monument (daytime), Protested for a cause I didn't quite understand with a hippie that didn't really understand either (Connie), went to an overpriced nightclub and got charged extra for not being a girl, received complements on my light up shoes (yes!), met the Clerk of the Supreme Court William Suter, been in 2000 person snowball fight, eaten decent sushi, got a great and manly burger...... not sure what else there is right now.
Anyway, expect future posts to focus on a couple things (or one) rather than a summary of what's going on. And probably funnier than this one.
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