So this week was not as exciting as I would've hoped for, because it was pretty wet. Saturday I spent most of the day inside, catching up on laundry and TV shows, and then went out to eat in Maryland with a friend from home. We had planned on going in to DC to check out some of the other clubs in the area, but with Daylight Savings taking place, we forgot the trains were closing earlier. So we stayed in and decided to walk around D.C. and see Alice in Wonderland in 3D IMAX. There are only three theaters that have that in about a 40 mile radius, and the one thats most Metro accessible is the one off of Eisenhower Ave Yellow Line Metro stop, called AMC Hoffman Center 22 in Alexandria VA.
Because of the wait for the movie, my friend and Sabrina and I walked around DC to kill some time before our movie. We went to my job and looked at the some of the Pop Culture history, which had been updated since my first arrival with a special case with Olympics-related treasures, including Brian Boitano's ice skates, Nastia Luikin's leotard, Bobby Morrow's 1956 gold medal, and an Olympic torch from the 1984 Summer Games, and Apolo Ohno speed skates, which were up before. We also saw C-3PO, and the Louisville slugger on display along the wall on the second first floor near the Constitution street exit.
Saint Patrick's Day was also this week, which is a really big deal back at home in Boston, but here I did see quite a few people in green to celebrate the day. Multiple happy hours with specific deals on Guinness and other Irish beers were going on throughout the city.
Work has been fun. I have a site visit coming up next week, and I'm currently working on an important, somewhat tedious job of double checking a finding aid to be sure everything is correct. As boring as that may sound, I find it interesting and stimulating. I am also really thinking about graduate school and have sent a request for information to the school local to home, Simmons in Boston, about their Library Science program. This internship has been extremely successful so far in helping me find direction.
More next week, and I'll try for pictures next time!
Til then,
~k
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Kendra I really enjoy the blogs. I think this opportunity to intern in DC is a perfect fit for you. You are the only person I know who would say a 'tedious' task is interesting and stimulating. I look forward to your next post.
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kendra,
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are finding your way in DC in so many ways. Keep up the good work! Until the next blog.
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