This week everyone at UGA was on Spring Break. We to did get a couple of classes off, but remained hard at work. And spring is still a misnomer, although it is starting to warm up nicely.
As everyone else took their breaks, the tour schedule picked up--I gave a tour each day during the early part of the week. I actually really enjoy these, as it's a chance to make conversation while spouting random knowledge. We also began our NCAA brackets. Mine is pathetic as normal, with my pick to win it all being UNC. We'll see how far that gets me!
On Thursday, I went to dinner at Horace and Dickie's, a fried fish place off of H Street. This small shack was featured on Travel Channel's Man vs. Food, and yes, there's a lot of very good food there, which you can get for very cheap. I certainly recommend a trip there for anyone who likes fried catfish!
Today, I took a trip to the National Zoo and saw lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! The tiger was definitely the best, as we saw it waking up. It then proceeded to play like a house cat with a toy--the toy in this case being an empty keg. Pictures from the zoo should get posted eventually--perhaps when I post the very old ones from Alexandria.
The plan for tomorrow is a trip to Mount Vernon, but considering how fickle our group is, we'll see if that holds up. I hope everyone else continues to have a wonderful end of spring break!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
3 Weeks in One Post
Well, I kind knew this would happen. . . I'd get busy and not post a blog update for 3 weeks or something. And that's exactly what's happened. Anyway, for those of you who really want to talk and find out everything I'm doing, e-mails, and facebook messages get higher priority responses. I'll try to respond to hand-written letters on the same day I receive them.
My parents came to visit on the week of Feb. 21, which was a very welcome occasion. I took them to many of the places I'd already visited, and enjoyed a couple of new places, like Pizzeria Uno inside of Union Station. I also got to check out the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, which for a kid who briefly wanted to be an astronaut is fascinating.
School work took up a great deal of time over the next two weeks with a midterm on the 28th and a paper due on the 7th. Work has been pretty much the same. I've gotten to give some fun tours, and I've stayed busy with the budget debates. I feel like I've become much better informed, as I've been dealing with a great variety of issues from a wide variety of people.
Our program has done a number of really fun things over the past few weeks, including tours of the White House and Pentagon. No pictures will come of these though--photography is prohibited in both of those locations. A wonderful UGA alum also hosted us for lunch at National Geographic, and we got to meet the creator of "crittercam."
I'll have to admit, I haven't done too much more that's incredibly interesting--mainly due to the fact that everyone has become busier with work and classwork. I'll try to do a little bit better keeping everyone informed of what's interesting in DC. Expect either posts to be less frequent, shorter, or both compared to how things started. And again, if you want more detail, feel free to message or write. Hope all of my UGA friends have a great spring break this week!
My parents came to visit on the week of Feb. 21, which was a very welcome occasion. I took them to many of the places I'd already visited, and enjoyed a couple of new places, like Pizzeria Uno inside of Union Station. I also got to check out the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, which for a kid who briefly wanted to be an astronaut is fascinating.
School work took up a great deal of time over the next two weeks with a midterm on the 28th and a paper due on the 7th. Work has been pretty much the same. I've gotten to give some fun tours, and I've stayed busy with the budget debates. I feel like I've become much better informed, as I've been dealing with a great variety of issues from a wide variety of people.
Our program has done a number of really fun things over the past few weeks, including tours of the White House and Pentagon. No pictures will come of these though--photography is prohibited in both of those locations. A wonderful UGA alum also hosted us for lunch at National Geographic, and we got to meet the creator of "crittercam."
I'll have to admit, I haven't done too much more that's incredibly interesting--mainly due to the fact that everyone has become busier with work and classwork. I'll try to do a little bit better keeping everyone informed of what's interesting in DC. Expect either posts to be less frequent, shorter, or both compared to how things started. And again, if you want more detail, feel free to message or write. Hope all of my UGA friends have a great spring break this week!
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