Intern Blog Postings

Week 1: Welcome to DC

Monday, June 13, 2016

Victoria DiTomasso

A week of introductions and exploration!

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Week 1: Hitch, Hack, Home - It's Off to Work I Go!

Monday, June 13, 2016

Samantha Spytek

A week of first day nerves and initial stumbles with some quick learning ended in playing with kids and making solar systems, with a lesson to be learned in the end.

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Week 1: Learning to Bear DC

Monday, June 13, 2016

Demitri Call

The first week is over and it was a whirlwind of events for me. On day two of arriving here I decided it was time to venture out to get some of the basics like groceries and household goods. My little adventure took me to Target and Best Buy with a stop at Safeway on the way home.

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Week 1: Just the Beginning

Monday, June 13, 2016

Dahlia Baker

This week has been amazing in many ways. This is the first time in awhile that I had to travel to a place I had never been, all by myself, with exciting opportunities ahead of me.

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Week One: Back Home, Kind Of

Monday, June 13, 2016

Mariah Heinzerling

As a native of the DC Metro area, moving into my apartment in Woodley Park should have been the first thing I did when I got home. Instead of doing the smart thing, I waited until Sunday night at 9 pm the day before my internship started.

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Week One:Running Through DC

Monday, June 13, 2016

Vanessa Espinoza

DC became my temporary home the Friday before this summer internship began. The week has been yery hectic, but also a great time. I am lucky enoug to be living with 5 awesome roommates.

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Week 1: Working in an Office

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Simon Wright

I arrived in dc on May 22nd, with two weeks to go before I started my internship. Even as I enjoyed the beginning of summer, I started to feel a little bit anxious about starting this job.

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Week 1: Physics, Politics, and Puns- Oh my!

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Tabitha Colter

"Politics is more difficult than physics"- Albert Einstein

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Week One: Living the Dream

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Maria McQuillan

This summer I am living one of my biggest dreams, working for NASA. I am so thankful to SPS for providing me with this opportunity. This has been my first experience working closely with SPS and I’m loving it.

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Week 1: Warm welcome

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Jose Corona

I arrived to Washington DC on Sunday, a day before the start of the internship, and to be honest I was nervous.  Despite being nervous, I was excited more than anything.  I was excited to see what was in store for me this summer, and the many opportunities to learn something new.

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