On Friday the 22nd the office went out to lunch together as a celebration of a girl graduating, her birthday and getting hired for a full time job. We went to eat Thia, which I have never had before. It was different, but I can't say that I didn't like it. I don't care for tofu though but at least I tried it. While at lunch my boss/supervisor, Chas, announced that he received a job promotion with DoDEA and will be moving to work in PR in Japan. His wife is from there so it was all part of their plan, but I am not taking it well. See, Chas came to DoDEA on the same internship program as me. He is legally blind, but never let's that affect him at work. Chas has been my comfort and has always been there when I am confused or in need of help. I know he understands all the things I go through physically and mentally and since day one he has helped me adjust and gave me new perspective on how all the health problems are not that bad. I am nervous for him to leave. He is the one who hired me, but I know he needs to move on and I know I will be fine.
After work Friday, I came home and cleaned my room and bathroom. I went to do some laundry and the dryer didn't work. Of course, just my luck... the first time I use it, it won't come home. I felt horrible for it breaking on me, but I helped my uncle make a clothes line to hang up my wet bedding. Turns out the motor was burnt up and would cost $400 to fix it. Today, we are still waiting to get another dryer.
For Memorial Day weekend I met both neighbors, Sally and Chris, one for lunch and one for dinner. I also went to Arlington Cemetery again to see all the graves with American Flags by them. Before I left to catch a bus to head to the metro I looked up when the next bus came. It said 12pm. I looked at the clock on my TV and it said it was 1130. I knew I could make the bus so I finished getting ready, said my goodbyes and walked to the bus stop. 12pm came and went as I looked at my phone it said 1pm...... The clock on my TV is set for the time at home. The next bus didn't come until 1:15pm.. I waited 30 minutes. Again, just my luck.
After visiting the cemetery I tried to find a shopping center because it was starting to rain. Not wanting to stray too far from the metro in fear I would get lost. I didn't end up finding it. I was on George Washington University and I had no clue which direction to walk towards. I got back on the metro and headed home. Getting off the metro I walked 2 miles home since it was nice outside. I returned a call from my cousin, Amy, which made the trail pass by quick.
Monday we had the day off for Memorial Day and it rained pretty much the whole day so I stayed in, watched TV, called home, was lazy and enjoyed my day off.
On Tuesday, I kept working on the Teacher of the Year (TOY) project, 4 days now. We had a staff meeting which passes the day away pretty fast. At the end of the day, Chas and I critiqued what I had done with the TOY project. He said I was very sophisticated with editing and had natural talent at it. He was very impressed with the information I brought into the internship. One of my coworkers, Shayla, invited me to go to the Zoo with her and her nine year old son on June 12. I think I am going because it will give me something to do and someone to walk around with. On my way home from work I stopped at 7 Eleven to buy some double stuffed oreo's (my comfort food) but they didn't have any.
On Wednesday I almost had the TOY project done! I learned a lot of new things that day too like: Avid, Avid Unity, Tape decks, how we send footage to the Pentagon, How to slate footage, "approved" TV footage like: color correction, adjusting size, and sound bites. Two crew members from the Pentagon Channel came to our studio to film an interview for a new policy within DoDEA.
Frank, the top man in the office of DoDEA, came to me and pitched an idea to do a video of interns who came on the program I did who are working with DoDEA. He said it was optional and but for future interns and other employers. I immediately took him up on his offer and am now starting to work on that.
I also started "News in a Minute" which is exactly what it says. My first topic is BRAC or Base Realignment and Closure. It is an update on how BRAC is affecting the moving of DoDEA due to 9/11 and stricter security.
Thursday and Friday were slow days since Chas was gone for most of it and so was Brad, another guy who has been assisting me in projects. I mostly worked on my script for "News in a Minute" and a draft for the Intern video. It was Chas's last day, Thursday, for two weeks (he is attending a training for his promotion). Friday, I went out on my own for lunch. I walked to the mall and got a bagel and brownie from Panera.
Yesterday, I went on my scheduled tour of the Capitol. I got to experience delays in the metro and my 15 minute ride turned into 40 minutes. I made it the the Capitol without any problems at all. The tour was short and I didn't get to see a lot of the rooms-- only 3 in fact, but I learned a lot still and can still say I have been in there.
As of today, I have been pretty lazy again. My aunt and uncle were suppose to be off to London for 8 days yesterday but had a few complications and are running a day late. I spent this morning helping them find hotel information and contacting people meeting them over there and setting up their tracfone. I checked my banking account online and discovered I earned my first pay check a few days ago. $470. Not bad for working less than half a pay period :)
Again, I don't know if the big city is for me but at least I can say I tried it and enjoyed it while I was here.
Arlington Cemetery on Memorial Day
Washington Monument with Marine One
Back of U.S. Capitol
U.S. Capitol with reflecting Pool
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