It’s been a while – I apologize – DC is wonderful and beautiful and keeping me very occupied. I’ve been spending my weekends with some pretty amazing fellow WCPJ interns. We’ve got a diverse group from all over the country – Oregon, Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, New York, Georgia and Illinois to name a few. A couple of them make fun of my accent, and on the rare occasion I slip “y’all” into a conversation, they’re quick to point out that I am indeed from Kentucky. So glad I hang with such a perceptive bunch.
Melissa and me out on the town for McKenna's birthday
Kyle (left) and McKenna out in Chinatown for the birthday celebrations
Laura and me at the interns' Big Lebowski party
More from the Lebowski fun night ... "Over the line"
- Enjoying the show at McKenna’s and Bob’s house
- Kyle, Melissa and me on the amazing terrace at the Newseum
There are a couple of other friends I hang with just about every weekend, but for some reason we don’t have any pictures together. I’ll get on that. But let’s get back to the Newseum … a pretty amazing place. If you’re at all interested in news, history or general awesomeness, you have to check this place out. They have front pages from around the country on display outside the building – I spotted the Courier-Journal and Herald-Leader, made me miss home.
They love interactive exhibits at the Newseum. You can host your own broadcast or give a weather forecast on screen. We preferred the ethics section, where a high-tech game put your ethical barometer to the test.
Kyle and Melissa exercising their ethical know-how
Wall of 9/12/01 front pages - pretty interesting to have them lined up like that and see the different approaches newspapers used to convey the devastation of the 9/11 attacks.
Newseum's little chunk of the Berlin Wall
The Newseum's terrace has a great view of the Capitol. I'm up on Capitol Hill at least once or twice a week for work - it never gets old.
2 Comments
October 8, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Aw, so cute! I’m probably gonna steal a few of these, haha. And I promise to also start documenting our semester out here, so soon you won’t be the only WCPJ paparazzi.
October 11, 2008 at 1:37 am
Could you please get me two tickets to the inaugural ball in January? Love ya, Rose