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Three Veteran Tips (among other things)

It feels very ironic to be sitting on the train headed towards Williamsburg writing about my day-to-day life in DC. Then again, this is

Moving on Monday!

I’m back after a weekend back at home (I live in Fairfax, VA)! Today, American Politics was all over the District, having site visits

Exploring Washington, D.C.

This morning started off with a nice cup of coffee at Kramerbooks.  The unique DC establishment combines a bookstore and a café into one

Lions, Tigers and Panda Bears

Today was our first day off in DC, and we definitely made the most of our free time.  It was cloudy and misting at

An Ambitious Day in DC

Today was one of the most ambitious and interesting days I have had in Washington so far.  For our International Relations seminar, we had a

Happy on the Hill

Today, the American Politics seminar mostly focused on Hill activities and how polarized Congress in particular has become. In the morning, John Lawrence came

Speed Networking Dinner

One of the best aspects of the DC winter program is the opportunity to make connections with different people who work in Washington. Networking

Jam-Packed Tuesday

Today was a very long day for the American Politics seminar. We began our day on Capitol Hill at the Democratic National Convention, whose

Speakers and Strategy

The topic of my DC winter seminar is International Relations: U.S. Grand Strategy in the 21st Century.  So far, we have studied various grand