june 5

Happenings from week one:

-Surrogate family
-Two new pets
-Successfully mastering the Metro in D.C.
-Becoming even more independent than I already am/was
-Understanding what it is like to wake up at 6 a.m., commute, work until 4, commute home
-Explaining scientific research
-Putting together important presentations
-Purchase orders
-Meetings
-High heels and dresses
-Sleeping on the metro
-Cute boys on the metro
-People watching
-Lots of iPod listening
-Becoming more aware of my surroundings
-Walking with a purpose
-Feeling grown-up
-My own desk, chair, computer/half of my own office
-Getting lost in D.C.
-Finding my way in D.C.
-Seeing someone getting arrested
-Reading three books
-Running
-Being even more responsible than I was
-Enjoying time in a big city
-Exploring D.C.
-Surprise adventures around D.C. with my boss
-Frozen yogurt
-Mastering Google Earth and making programs on it
-Understanding what it is like to have a brother and sister
-Much more independence and alone time

"Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do."
             -Denis Waitley


Week two begins on Tuesday.