Surreal. This is possibly the only word I can find to sum the events of our final day in DC. Chelsea and I had decided to catch the inauguration from the Canadian Embassy on Delaware Avenue. We left the hotel around 430 or so, and proceeded to catch the metro. The second I got off [...]
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Washington – Day 10 – The conclusion couldn’t have been beaten
Posted in Kaitlyn Reusch on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Washington – Day 9
Posted in Kaitlyn Reusch on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tonight’s post is being written extra early, simply because Chelsea, myself, and Dee, our roommate, have a planned 3am wake-up call tomorrow. The Canadian Embassy is having an Inaugural tailgate party, and due to its proximity to the Capitol, we figured that it would be a great place to be a part of history.
This morning I headed [...]
Washington – Day 8
Posted in Kaitlyn Reusch on January 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So today was probably the low point of my time here in DC. I was excited to go to today’s concert out in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Unfortunately when I got up, my knee locked, affirming the fact that there was no possible way I could stand in that insane crowd of people for [...]
Washington – Day 7
Posted in Kaitlyn Reusch on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So the first day in Washington that we had to ourselves was awesome, andat the same time, awakening. Our morning started off at 9 when we all met to go to the newseum. This 6 floor museum is dedicated to news history. The fabulous exhibits range from Pulitzer prize winning photographs to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. [...]
Washington – Day 6
Posted in Kaitlyn Reusch on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back at the hotel after the most emotional day thus far. Our final morning session featured speakers Steve Bell, Sam Donaldson, and 6 former Congressmen from both the house and the senate. Steve Bell’s speech focused, once again, on the role of the media and their involvement in the 2008 presidential campaign. Donaldson, of ABC News, [...]
Washington – Day 5
Posted in Kaitlyn Reusch on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I may make this a bit shorter, simply because I’m not feeling 100% and should’ve gone to bed about an hour ago. Anyways, today had its ups and downs. The morning session was lackluster with the exception of the Pakistani Ambassador. In the afternoon, our group took a trip to Capitol Hill, and in the evening, [...]
Washington – Day 4
Posted in Kaitlyn Reusch on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today was the best day by far, and I hope the upcoming ones will be just as awesome. This morning, once again, C-SPAN’s The Washington Journal Live aired from our session. Afterwards our speakers were the legendary Ted Koppel of Nightline, and columnist Clarence Page. After a short closing from Steve Bell, our group headed [...]
Washington – Day 3
Posted in Kaitlyn Reusch on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So back in my room, settling down before bed… another exhausting day in DC. Before starting our morning at UDC with an introduction by Steve Bell, we entered the auditorium to see that it had been transformed into the set of C-SPAN. Three sessions were filmed, the first of which was shown live on television. For the afternoon [...]
Washington – Day 2
Posted in Kaitlyn Reusch on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I guess I didn’t get lost in the chaos on the metro today (Thank goodness!). Anywho, we started our morning session listening to speakers David O’Connor, Marc Pachter, Cal Thomas, and Bob Beckel. Mr. O’Connor is a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. His presentation highlighted the early years of the Service, and [...]
Washington – Day 1
Posted in Kaitlyn Reusch on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hey everyone! So, first full day in DC, and I’m absolutely exhausted. The morning was spent at the University of DC auditorium. Here, we heard from prominent speakers including Dana Bash, the Senior Congressional Correspondent for CNN, Dr. Michael Genovese, the Scholar in Residence for our program, and Steve Bell, a former news anchor on [...]
