“DC Girl” Takes On First Ever William & Mary DC Winter Seminar

I have lived in the DC suburbs, Vienna specifically, my entire life. So when my friends and family asked me what I was doing over winter break and I told them the William & Mary DC program, they wondered what I could get out of DC in a week that I haven’t already. I’m not the typical “NOVA Kid” who fears the metro and only goes into the city on school field trips and for concerts. My friends are always shocked by my eagerness to jump on the metro and go wander the national mall at any time of the day and I am always shocked when my friends don’t know about the Einstein Monument, which is by far my favorite statue in DC. And even at 16 I would brace rush hour on the metro to get to my internship at the National Zoo. So apart from actually living in DC, I am a “DC girl”.

Nevertheless, I am so excited for the DC program. Not because I haven’t seen the monuments and museums, but because I am excited to look at DC in a whole new perspective: the perspective of William & Mary. Professor Evans will be leading a group of the Tribe around DC to learn about American Domestic and International policy and the endless opportunities that DC has to offer. We will be representing the Tribe to some of the most important people in the American Government.  Having this opportunity is an incredible honor and I cannot wait to experience everything Professor Evans and the William & Mary DC program have planned for us.

From the Winter Seminar I hope to gain experience networking and a new perspective on the opportunities at my fingertips in DC. I also hope to get an introduction into the community of William & Mary alumni who I will be able to utilize when looking for internships and when I graduate. During the week-long seminar, I will be writing daily blog posts about the program. My hope for this blog is for it to become a place to express my thoughts and help students understand what the DC Winter Seminar is all about. Being a Government and Environmental Science and Policy double major (wow that’s always a mouthful), I think that the subject of the seminar is right up my alley. But that is also a warning not to be surprised if I ever go on tangents about the structural inefficiencies of the EPA or the benefits of renewable energy in this blog. I can’t wait to tell you all about the amazing week that will soon unfold!