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Washington Whirlwind

It has been 24 hours since I arrived in Washington, and it has already been an eventful experience so far.  On Saturday I attended

Welcome to Washington!

Hello viewers of the William & Mary Blog! My name is Bertram Reed Timoner (I go by Reed), I am a freshman at W&M,

Getting Ready for DC

“You are registered to visit a U.S. Department of State facility.” When I received an email containing this sentence just a week ago, I

Day 10 of 10: The Power of a Teacher

January 12, 2015: Our Last Lecture “I know one thing I won’t miss—the Vornado. It’s like you’re walking and walking and still not there.” Today

Day 9 of 10: Sleep-In Sunday

January 11, 2015: The Blessed Day Off **cue The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars** Mai (my delightful Japanese roommate) and I had one goal

Day 8 of 10: Sweatpants Saturday

January 10, 2015 As the title implies, we didn’t have to dress business casual-formal today. The simple freedom of knowing our pristine business clothes

Day 7 of 10: It’s Everyone’s Problem

Friday, January 9, 2015 Today was jam packed with site visits to the US Senate, Teach For America (TFA) who catered Cosi for us,

Speed Networking: “Fake It ‘Til You Make It”

January 8, 2015: Thursday Evening After another heavy day of site visits and discussion, we had a little under an hour to prep for

Day 6 of 10: A Sustainable, Happy Life

January 8, 2015 We rode in a car today…and it was good. Parking, on the other hand, was terrible. Shuffling into the lobby of