February 19, 2018: One Week Recap This past week has been quite the week. I learned several new aspects of the position, and I feel that most of all I am beginning to get the hang of the Washington, D.C. area. One event that I hadn’t tried before was a reception at the embassy of Finland. I attended a CARE reception regarding the development and provision of food supplies to refugees and third world countries, particularly for the country of South Africa. CARE did an impressive job detailing the benefits of putting money into poverty elimination now, and preventing wars in the future. I enjoyed several aspects of the event. First, the Embassy of Finland has a beautiful building and hosting space, and it was very impressive, even during the night hours and in the winter. I had never attended any event like that before, but I was able to meet a couple people from the DC area and I spoke with the COO of CARE who spoke at the event, and met the career diplomat from Finland. This event was definitely out of my comfort zone, because I felt very unprepared and at the bottom of the totem pole, so to speak. Seeing many individuals who appeared to be important individuals on the hill or in the community, and conversing with each other in a very familiar fashion made me feel small and unknowledgeable. I went to the event with my friend Maggie, who is an intern for her congressman from Georgia. She actually surprised me with her outgoing and courageous behavior by approaching people she didn’t know and having no fear about conversation, something I wish to model in the future. to be perfectly honest I pray before every email (to read more click below!)
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