Phew! This was quite a week. And I must say that it feels a little different to be 21. This does not mean I am a different person than I was before this week, but rather I have more responsibilities and I have the ability to experience more. To my surprise, it was not difficult to transition from a week in Miami to D.C.
My week (or must I say the week of all TWC students) began with our civic engagement workshops. The civic engagement is one of the things I was looking forward to. These workshops allow students to get involved with a cause or issue that interests them. I chose to engage in the Obama campaign. The workshop gained a huge turnout, which confirms my belief that Obama is popular amongst young voters. The wonderful selection of speakers consist of Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA), Betsey, a representative for the Obama campaign group in Arlington, and Erika, an MTV representative covering the campaign. After the workshop I was thrilled to campaign in Virginia, which remains a swing state.
I made an effort to keep in touch with all of the people I met at the conference. It is one thing to take a business card and another to actually make use of it. Since I took a hefty amount of pictures I made sure to send people pictures, because who would not like to have memories of an event.
On September 24, I celebrated the birthday that many people look forward to, my 21st. It was different having a birthday away from close friends and family in California. The days surrounding my birthday only made me a bit homesick. My roommates noticed and planned a little surprise party, and although I did ruin the surprise by being home earlier than expected, I was still surprised! With some new friends and a beautiful cake I was very happy.
My week (or must I say the week of all TWC students) began with our civic engagement workshops. The civic engagement is one of the things I was looking forward to. These workshops allow students to get involved with a cause or issue that interests them. I chose to engage in the Obama campaign. The workshop gained a huge turnout, which confirms my belief that Obama is popular amongst young voters. The wonderful selection of speakers consist of Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA), Betsey, a representative for the Obama campaign group in Arlington, and Erika, an MTV representative covering the campaign. After the workshop I was thrilled to campaign in Virginia, which remains a swing state.
I made an effort to keep in touch with all of the people I met at the conference. It is one thing to take a business card and another to actually make use of it. Since I took a hefty amount of pictures I made sure to send people pictures, because who would not like to have memories of an event.
On September 24, I celebrated the birthday that many people look forward to, my 21st. It was different having a birthday away from close friends and family in California. The days surrounding my birthday only made me a bit homesick. My roommates noticed and planned a little surprise party, and although I did ruin the surprise by being home earlier than expected, I was still surprised! With some new friends and a beautiful cake I was very happy.
Me and my birthday cake!
Sunflowers that were given to me reminded me of CaliforniaSince the Metro closes at 12am on a Wednesday it was not the greatest idea to go out that night, especially since I start work at 9am the next day. Therefore on Friday, some friends and I decided to go to Kramers, at Dupont Circle, for dinner. This place was not only a restaurant, it was a bookstore, a bar and on some days had live music. The food was amazing and it was nice to have conversations and laughs throughout the dinner tables. Although it was pouring rain outside, some of us decided to go dancing. We ended up going to Andalu, a lounge/club in Dupont Circle. The night was complete after a long night of great food, pictures, music and dancing!
Group picture before heading out to Kramers
Me and my roommate at Kramers
Me and some friends at the dinner table
50 pictures later :)
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