Getting Ready

This time last year I was getting ready to go overseas for 4 weeks, and I would have thought that packing for that would have been more stressful than packing for DC. I was wrong! In Moldova it was acceptable to wear a T-Shirt and jeans every day, and I could get away with packing about five of those. Now I'm having to figure out how to pack work clothes, high heels, and furnish an apartment on top of that!

I'm absolutely giddy with excitement at this point - not even nervous at all. I'll be sharing a room with my dear friend Kayleigh Irby, who will be working as a public relations intern for the Georgetowner. We'll share the apartment with two other girls in the program, one from Oregon State and one from Auburn. I haven't confirmed this, but I believe one of my other roommates will be working with me at the Daily Caller. For those of you who don't know, the Daily Caller is a slightly right-of-center political website. I will be working with a team of two other interns to provide video for the site, and from what I understand, I'll get to do a lot of on-site reporting around the city. Although print is where my interest lies, I am excited to get a chance to work with video. In today's market, you really have to be able to do print, web and broadcast to be competitive for a job.

I want to give a big "thank you" to those who have helped me get this opportunity, especially Jay Black and my parents. Couldn't have done it without you!