As some of you probably know, I will be spending two months this summer in Washington, D.C. as a student at the Institute on Political Journalism. I will be leaving soon (June 8th), and I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you more about what I will be doing.
The Institute is one of five led by The Fund for American Studies and hosted by Georgetown University. There are about 400 students who will be in the Institutes during the time I will be. These programs provide participating students with an internship and a couple of classes from Georgetown. Housing is also provided.
I will be in an apartment near the Georgetown campus. Several other students will be in the same set of apartments. I will be sharing the three bedroom, two bathroom apartment with six other girls. I have yet to meet any of them. In fact, I don’t know anyone at all who I will be with during these two months. It kind of feels like going to college for the first time all over again…except this time I know it’s only for two months.
My internship will be with WFED radio, a 24 hour news radio station in Washington, D.C. My understanding is that I will be writing, editing, and conducting man-on-the-street interviews, primarily for stories that will be posted on the station’s website. I am rather intimidated by this internship, since I know basically nothing about radio broadcasting. I think it may be good to broaden my horizons though. I will typically be working 8-5 at my internship, then going to class two or three days a week from 6-9.
While I will obviously be busy, I hope to also have some fun enjoying living in D.C. too. I am sure I will be visiting most of the Smithsonian museums at some point. I think some of the program participants are also scheduled to get a tour of the White House! Perhaps best of all, I will be in D.C. for the 4th of July! If you watch the concert at the National Mall on TV, look for me – because I am sure I will be there somewhere.
