Intern Blog Postings

Week 10: Farewell

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Nicole Leung

I’ve been procrastinating writing this blog post for a long time…I didn’t want to say goodbye!

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Week 10: So long, and thanks for all the Summer

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Divyansh Chamria

It’s a bit of a strange feeling, writing this blog from my dorm in Hamilton, NY, instead of Amsterdam Hall. I had definitely become very used to life in D.C., and having all the other interns around. The last week went by in no time, even though we did quite a bit.

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Week 10: An Ending That is Only the Beginning

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Taylor Overcast

1 summer, 10 weeks, and 1 million steps, and just like the internship has come to a close.

 

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Week 10: From DC to Rochester, Thank You

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Valeria Viteri-Pflucker

The final week of the internship has come to a close and I have arrived safely in Illinois after 14 hours on the road. After all 10 weeks, I must say I had a fantastic summer. During the final week, there was a lot of finishing up to do but also a lot of preparing to say goodbyes.

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Week 10: The End of this Chapter

Monday, August 8, 2022

Janessa Slone

This is my last blog post, and wow my time in D.C. flew by. 

Let’s begin with what I did this week.

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Week 10: The One After Vegas

Monday, August 8, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! This will be my last blog of the SPS summer internship. This summer has been among the most challenging of my life. I witnessed the failure of our government to properly meet the needs of our people.

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Week 10: End it with a Bang!

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Justin Andre Avendaño

This week is THE WEEK! Everything I've been doing all comes together and ends now. Its been an amazing time spending the summer with SPS and all the interns and I would not have it any other way.

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Week 10 : .............

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Saksham Prajapati

 Well, this is week 10. Our last blog for this internship. Can’t believe it is over now. What a summer it was! This was the best summer I have had since I came to the US. Talking about this week, it was all about preparing ourself for the final presentation.

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Ben Johnson

Week 10: Til Next Time

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Benjamin Johnson

This week, my work at Potomac Research was mostly completed, so I focused more on finalizing my presentation.  I practiced presenting a few times for my mentors, and once they gave me the green light, I was ready to go for Friday.  They took me out to lunch at a German restaurant in Alexandria on

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Week 10: The End to a Great Summer

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Anthony Olguin

On Tuesday, we held our final DnD session, which was terrific. We played on the lawn of the Lincoln Memorial so we could play and watch the sunset together. We all had a good time and agreed to try and play with each other virtually during the semester.

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