The GUTSBUS and more...

For starters...it has been insanely hot here! I thought Bloomington was humid, but DC is on a whole different level--it hit 100 degrees yesterday, and I'm sure it's close to that today, if not hotter. Needless to say I spend the majority of my day looking like a hot mess. And with the amount of walking I do, it's a workout just to get from one place to the next.

Yesterday was another long day, but very fun--probably the most "touristy" day yet. We had tours of the Library of Congress and the Capitol Building. Both were impressive, and our tour guides were a trip--such characters! Erin, John and I broke away from the group after lunch to go outside and take pictures, and ended up going across the street to explore the Supreme Court. Apparently the security there is usually very strict and won't let you wander through and look at the actual courtroom, but the doors were open and we got to take pictures! It was very cool--the dork in me got chills thinking about all that goes on there.

Today the Public Policy students (like 48 of the 53 of us in the program) had to go to a World Bank briefing, so us Journalism students got to sleep in--well, kind of. Sleeping in when I'm in Bloomington means sleeping until noon; sleeping in here is 10am, but it was still nice. Then we had lunch and a tour of Georgetown. IT WAS AWESOME. It's very small and quaint compared to IU, and so beautiful. (Pictures coming soon:) We got our "Go Cards," which are basically our student IDs that we use for the gym, bus, etc... mine looks like a prison photo, not unlike my license and IU student ID..greattttt. It was the first (maybe second) day of classes for Georgetown students, so you saw a lot of people hugging and meeting up and talking about their summers. I also learned some Georgetown lingo, like "THE GUTS BUS," which is what they call their campus shuttle... and even though their mascot is a bulldog, they're called "The Hoyas." The school newspaper is also called "The Hoya." I still don't know what a Hoya is...

We don't officially start class there until next week, but I'm very excited to spend more time in the area. The entire Georgetown neighborhood is gorgeous. The houses, the streets, the cafes.... everything. I can definitely see myself living there in the future (if I find a hubby that makes the big bucks, because it's not likely that I will). Kel and Nata might even say it's my "essence?"--just a thought.

Tonight the whole TFAS group is doing a walking monuments tour, likely to include the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, White House, etc... then tomorrow is everyone's first day with their internship. I haven't exactly figured out how to get to mine yet, so that should be interesting.

Until next time...