party at the french embassy.

"don't do anything i wouldn't do. and if you see me doing something i shouldn't be doing...well...let's not bring that to the office." --my supervisor

hooray for the francophone!

p.s. i got a job at a bar on the hill. yeeeyuhhh. happy hour's on me!

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mmm the painful pleasures of turning 21 have pushed my health to the limit this week. but i think it was worth it. wednesday night began a new tradition. some friends and i attended a presentation by germany's foreign minister, invites courtesy of my favorite german friend jens. i need to make an effort to go to as many of these as i can: ( Read more... )

and shockingly enough, there are actually still people hangin out in the lounge, wrapping up the post-sat night galavant. i find that impressive. and they provide entertainment. it was so great because i spent most of yesterday hungover (due to the fact i have developed a liking toward boxed sangria) i went to bed at 11:30 and promptly at 4:30 am, ( Read more... )

Today was an exciting day. I got to go to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capital Hill with testimonies from former Nixon Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Clinton Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Star appearances from the senate included John Kerry and Barak Obama. I've never been in a room with so many American bigwigs ( Read more... )

dont know why i always get stuck with the early morning desk shifts. let's just say i've seen quite a few DC sunrises and im not necessarily complaining. the weekend was nice, a quick time to catch my breath, awaiting the first week of full class, work and interning ahead ( Read more... )

so here i am in DC. three days ago i was sweating. today at breakfast i look out the window and it's snowing. i think i was probably the only one in the dining hall who was phased by the appearance of a white carpet all over the ground. i feel unprepared however...what kind of shoes do u wear in the snow ( Read more... )

for some reason, this break has seemed like eternity. i think it's because i've been fastforwarding and rewinding life so much. reminiscing about last semester mixed helping my friends move into a house that i wont be living in til senior year. whatever. i'm ready again for a change of pace and a new chapter in my book of life. let's go.

holidays mean family time and wow, it's been family time. i paniced a little tonight because i had lost track of the days and realized that today was friday and i was spending my friday night sitting on the couch watching "the break up" with my mom. and dad. and brother. and sister. and that was perfectly alright and satisfying and acceptable. and ( Read more... )

so. back from europe and spending the holidays in good ol' san deezy where it's still warm and you can stroll on the beach in december. it took me about a week to really get over jetlag and to begin to control the floodgates of emotion that comes with suddenly leaving such amazing people i've grown to love over the past four months. its going to ( Read more... )