I feel like I haven't been in D.C. much since I last updated - I spent last weekend visiting in Tuscaloosa and I'm back in Charlotte for a few days over my spring break. It's actually been nice to have a little break from the city, but the snow is pretty much gone and we're heading into the home stretch of the semester.
Work has been picking up a bit with our event approaching. I've been handling all of the RSVPs, which involves transferring information from one database to two others, updating my supervisors, and researching attendees. I told my supervisor that I was interested in Gulf Coast recovery, so I've been updating her on research about community rebuilding. Last week, I attended a meeting on the Obama administration's partnerships with nonprofits and foundations. I really feel like I've just been learning so much about nonprofits and philanthropies that I forget other people aren't surrounded by this all the time!
This week, we visited the World Bank on Wednesday and the Australian embassy on Thursday. I didn't really know much about what the World Bank actually does, so it was pretty interesting to hear about. The week before, we visited the Pentagon. It's actually not nearly as interesting as it sounds - the Pentagon really is just the world's largest office building. I'm sure plenty of interesting things happen there, but not that we get to find out about.
I'm hoping to get out and see some more museums this weekend. It's supposed to be in the high 50s for at least the next week. I've also got midterms coming up, some friends visiting in a few weeks, and before I know it I'll be in the last few weeks of my internship! I can't believe how quickly everything is going by.
I finally seem to be on track with my independent study too. I've been sending out requests for meetings and interviews, and my computer (fingers crossed) is finally updated with its new software. Once I start getting video shot, I'll post up the more interesting bits. I'm a little nervous about really getting into the editing, but I'm excited to give it a try.
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