Well, as expected, this semester is flying by. I am officially over halfway done with my time in D.C., and our next academic unit is rumored to be more managable than the previous. Of course, this makes me very happy.
Highlights from the first half of my semester include:
- Hearing oral arguments in two cases at the Supreme Court (it's hard to top that one)
- Sitting directly behind President Bush and Laura Bush at church (that was just surreal), and attending church with them on a somewhat-regular basis
- Our first afternoon in DC, standing on the roof of our apartment building and taking in the view of the city for the first time
- Getting re-addicted to "The West Wing" (it's a recent development that I'm not entirely proud of, but somebody here as the first five seasons)
- Attending a press conference right after the minimum wage bill vote and being just feet away from senators and religious leaders that I've seen on television many times (granted, one of the senators was Ted Kennedy, but still...)
- Walking around Alexandria with two friends one Saturday afternoon
- Eating pancakes with the family of the residence director every Saturday morning (what a GREAT family)
I'm here in Charlottesville right now, and just got back from visiting Monticello and the campus of the University of Virginia this morning. I'll post pictures soon.
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