Dear Baskin Robbins,

You and six cool friends made my evening.
Cause ice cream does that.
Almost as good as cool friends do. Really.

Thanks.

Peaches!

Yesterday, after church, I went to the Eastern Market. I really enjoyed the array of vendors and variety of fruits and vegetables that were selling outside. My favorite being the peach stand!! So far the eastern market is one of my favorite places in D.C. -Jessica

Bucket List

So far we have been here for 3 weeks and it has gone fast. I have a feeling that the next 7 weeks are going to fly by even faster. I am not sure how many people saw the 2007 movie “The Bucket List” with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman but in the movie they create a list of things they want to do before they die which they call their bucket list. I think this is a great idea. I am creating a bucket list of things I want to do before my time in DC runs out. My list is long and it is constantly growing. Some of the things on my list include visiting the National Portrait Gallery, National Zoo and watch the sunrise from the Lincoln Memorial. I hope to get everything accomplished on my list before time runs out. I encourage all my other classmates to do the same so we could all make the most out of our short time in our nation’s capitol.

Georgetown

Saturday we went to Georgetown and went to an OSU alumni bar to watch the Buckeyes. It felt like we were in Columbus with all the OSU fans around! Georgetown is an awesome neighborhood. I couldn't believe how long the strip was and how many stores there were. My mom is coming to visit next weekend and I will definitely be taking her to that area and to see embassy row (it looks hard to get to by metro). 

Saturday we also went to see the OSU solar decathlon house which was ALOT better than any of us thought it would be. They were in 7th place when we were there and I was really impressed with all the green technology that the house took advantage of. We found out that the reason they weren't working through the night like the other teams was because their house was taken apart into 3 pieces and was easily put back together. The other houses, on the other hand, took the house apart piece by piece and had to pretty much assemble from scratch. So they weren't lazy after-all. 

Overall, a very fun 3-day weekend. Tonight we're going to Good Stuff for burgers!

-Liz

AHHhhh

Career Planning=Stressful 

-Liz

K-Unit

-Liz

Hunkering down

So tomorrow we have a seminar. That's good. But tomorrow is also the day that Mike Kerrigan (one of two people who work full time in my office) goes on his three week vacation. I'm not terribly concerned that I won't do a good job because I think I will, but Mike's absence means far more pressure and responsibility falls to me for the next three weeks. Combine that with internship presentations, seminar papers, a light cold, the ever-present Policy Paper and the fact that for some reason time seems to flow faster here than elsewhere, and you get a busy nine weeks.

In other news I was sorry to miss out on the activities over the weekend that the other Glenn Fellows enjoyed. Apparently the Korean harvest festival feast was something one shouldn't miss if given the opportunity to attend - but I did have a relaxing weekend at home in Cleveland.

Trip to Roosevelt Island

Sunday outing to walk around Roosevelt Island. It was a nice 45-minute trip around the park, and it was difficult to get lost (like we did on the drive over). It was great to get out of the city, and a spot of nature so close is great to know about. Anyway, pictures better than words, most likely:

Terry meets another Clevelander! Clevelandite? Whatever!

Derick at Roosevelt, lookin' svelte.

Derick and Zach, where it's at.

-Sam

Saturday Night

We Glenn Fellows, we don't waste time. After dinner with our Korean friends on Saturday we walked to the Mall and saw the monuments. This adventure began around 8pm and we didn't arrive back home until well around midnight. They are so incredibly beautiful. Even more so at night. Below are just some of the moments I captured.

Chelsea

Runner's Mecca

Yesterday on one of my long runs I discovered an incredible biking/jogging path in Virginia along the Potomac River that I'd recommend to everyone! It's right along the riverfront, which is beautiful all by itself, but across the river is a breathtaking view of the D.C. shoreline with all the monuments. Airplanes fly low overhead and it's filled with friendly runners and bikers--one runner even caught up with me to give me my dropped SmarTrip card. Also, one of the best parts of the trail is the lack of traffic--you'll have to cross streets and bridges to get there, but the repose from obnoxiously timed crosswalks is worth the trip by itself.

I'm always looking for running partners, so if anyone is ever interested in a good multiple-mile day, let me know. Otherwise, we should take a weekend and rent bikes or just go walking there, it's definitely worth the time.

Amy