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USTR and Climate Change

Tuesday January 6th was a splendid day because while it was rainy outside, the class was able to stay inside the W&M office. Instead

The Miracle of My Kindness

The following is what I wrote for a magazine who heard of my story and requested a small, self-written feature.  I wove my macro-level story

USAID and State Department Day

Monday January 5th marked our first day of classes for us Washington Winter Seminar folks. We started the day off by meeting at the

Que Sera, Sera

I always loved that phrase, “Whatever will be, will be.” With the Christmas lenses off, reality hit me today that a week from tomorrow

Past Failure Drives Future Excellence

Imagine you are a gatekeeper of opportunity, whether that be a manager of some kind, an administrator who decides which applicants attend your program

Books and Interns

Just a short walk from the W&M in Washington Office is the Middle East Institute. Located in a townhouse that dates to the 19th

“If You Spend Too Much Time Thinking About a Thing, You’ll Never Get It Done”

The title of this blog could not be more accurate.  I’ve spent a lot of time sitting at my computer wondering how in the

Welcome to Washington

If you had told me that I would get to have frozen yogurt with a former ambassador on my first day at the Middle

DC Summer Institute On Leadership & Community Engagement Comes To An End

This will be my final post about the DC Summer Institute on Leadership & Community Engagement.  It’s been an invaluable summer in Washington DC.