So- you may ask: where am I and what am I doing? Remember when I said I got accepted into SUNY Brockport's Washington D.C. internship program? Right now I am typing to you from DC. I have been interning at the Federal Communications Commission for a month and a half now. I will not lie to you- when I first came to DC I was scared out of my mind. I'm living at George Washington University and they wouldn't let me move in until June 7th. Work started June 8th. It is my first time living in a such an urban area, I grew up in Upstate NY, and we all know how Oneonta's like. The first week I was here I was wondering if I could even survive the summer.
Now I don't want to leave. The program ends July 31st. It will be so hard because I have made so many friendships and I truly love this city. There is so much to do and there is so much energy that it is so hard not to get caught up in it. However- I know for a fact that I would not be here today if it wasn't for Oneonta's fantastic political science program. I owe them all so much.
My advice to the freshmen: This may seem like a small campus but this is a place that can serve as a launchpad to your dreams. You will have so many opportunities here that will prepare you for the real world and you will meet amazing and awesome people here.
However- I must say that even though leaving DC will be bittersweet, I cannot wait to go back to Oneonta for my last semester. Freshmen- feel more than free to contact me if you have any questions about the school and make sure to look out for me when you all move in because I'm on the residence life move in crew!
