So I guess this is the week of the half-way mark.  I am glad, too.  DC is beginning to break my bank!  I just bought my plane ticket to Amsterdam for my year abroad!  That was not cheap.  And on top of that, I couldn’t book it for July, yet, so I will have to pay a lot more money to change it from May to July!  That won’t be fun.  I am just glad that I am getting a paycheck for this internship, or else there would be no way I could afford all of this.  My apartment is paid for, my night class at Marymount University is paid for, my admission fee is paid for, and my security clearance was paid for.  I am extremely lucky to have this scholarship.

Norman Mineta is resigning on the 7th of July, and they are saying that this will be the last term for the scholarship program.  So we are going to be writing letters to congressmen to continue the program, but who knows what they will decide.  Things work extremely slow, political-wise, here in DC.  The government has its own time schedule.

But I did receive an email this afternoon, while I was at work, with the photo of Donald Rumsfeld and me.  So I am pleased to add it below.  This has already been an exceptional summer for me, and I want to thank Mardy and Grace once again!!

T.M., we have really enjoyed reading about your time in DC and the internship. I hope you will keep in touch with us from Amsterdam. Jed, Amy, and I in Web Services are proud to have you on WCU’s Blog. I hope the rest of the internship goes as well. Nice photo. Do you like the camera?

Thanks so much for your message, Newton!  I love the camera, but really haven’t taken many photos because as soon as you step foot on the “Pentagon Reservation,” as they like to call it, you are no longer allowed to take photographs (homeland security issue).  And other than going to the movie theaters, I do not do much recreational activities, I am so busy with my night class and all the lectures I have to attend.  I should be able to take more as the summer is winding down.

Hope everyone is having a great summer!