Well, I now have about a month and a half to find a place to live, find affordable tickets and give my apartment (as well as a lot of the stuff in it) to Anna Talley. So far, this has been interesting. I am learning that while there are many apartments listed, they tend to run anywhere in the $900-$3,000 (or more) per month range. It amazes me that there is a such a massive flood of young people to Washington every season to work the grunt jobs (like me). Because of this, the housing people can be as choosy as they wish. Take my conversation with a woman at a complex available to young, female, conservative Christians. You'd think there wouldn't be enough people that even fit that classification to fill up a whole building, but no. It went as follows:
Her-Hello?
Me-Hi, I was wondering if you have any rooms available for this summer?
Her-Do you meet our qualifications?
Me-Yes.
Her-Well, we're all full for the summer. But you can call back tomorrow between 9am and 4pm.
Me- Why? Will they tell me something different?
Her-Uh, no. I guess not.
Despite that, one of my fellow interns (an incredibly nice girl named Mindi) and I are all set to room together at the Johnson Building. (Just type in "heritage housing washington DC" into Google and its the first thing that pops up). It is right by the Senate Office buildings and should work out well. And we are currently working out a Salt Lake City-Denver-Washington flight so that Mindi, Danny (another Enzi intern) and I can fly to DC together.
I know this is a bit of a boring blog, but I feel so good about making progress I thought I'd share it! Oh, and if you are checking out the blog, I'd appreciate a comment just so I know who's interested. Thanks!!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Welcome to another installment!
Hello, Bonjour and all that jazz.
Once again, I find myself packing up all that I own, leaving everything I know, and saying good-bye all my family and friends for another adventure. This time, I will be off the Washington D.C. To those of you who don't know, I am graduating this Spring. I put all my eggs in one basket and worked towards getting an Internship with Senator Enzi (R-WY) this summer. Fortunately, I got it (The day they called to inform me, I was in the shower and the missed call with a DC area code nearly gave me a heart attack)!
The Internship starts June 2nd and I have to secure travel and housing before then. If anyone has any tips besides Craigslist, let me know.
This is particularly interesting, because unlike my previous excursions, I don't know exactly when (or if) I'll be coming back. Many of Enzi's staff are former Interns. Either way, this will be a huge boost to my resume and an incredible experience.
As you can see, I have been reading up on our nation's capitol.
Once again, I find myself packing up all that I own, leaving everything I know, and saying good-bye all my family and friends for another adventure. This time, I will be off the Washington D.C. To those of you who don't know, I am graduating this Spring. I put all my eggs in one basket and worked towards getting an Internship with Senator Enzi (R-WY) this summer. Fortunately, I got it (The day they called to inform me, I was in the shower and the missed call with a DC area code nearly gave me a heart attack)!
The Internship starts June 2nd and I have to secure travel and housing before then. If anyone has any tips besides Craigslist, let me know.
This is particularly interesting, because unlike my previous excursions, I don't know exactly when (or if) I'll be coming back. Many of Enzi's staff are former Interns. Either way, this will be a huge boost to my resume and an incredible experience.
As you can see, I have been reading up on our nation's capitol.
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