Intern Blog Postings

Week 5: Somehow, I Broke the Only Rule

Monday, July 1, 2024

Mujtaba Khalid

My workload has slowed this week as the Review Panel determines which 10/22 proposals they want to advance to the next stage.

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Pains, Trains, and the Entire Spiel

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Evan Erickson

My time in this internship may be cut short because I seem to have broken the cardinal rule of Washington, DC: showing my knees on a weekday commute. My clothing is very practical. If it is cold, I wear long-sleeved clothes. If it is hot, I wear shorts.

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Week 5: Roller Coaster of a Week

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Charles Wszalek

Hello everyone!

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Week 5: Queries of the VANDELS, Shrek, and Ankle Variety

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Jaden Sicotte

To begin the week, I worked from home (which brought very little progress on my code), and took a brief virtual meeting for my other job at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum here in DC.

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Week 5: Cramped Cars & Millennial Trivia Nights

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Kaden Gammon

I know that I did a LOT this past week and made some great memories, but I honestly can’t even remember everything I did. I’m going to do my best to recall everything, but I’m pretty certain I’ve forgotten some highlights of the week.

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Week 5: Jumpscared by Shrek trivia

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Sonja Boettcher

This week I felt like a little goblin hiding from the light of day.

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Week 5: Holy Ground

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Jenna Mastropolo

“There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat…” The key to success lies in recognizing and seizing the opportunity.

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Week 4: When Life Gives You Lemons...

Monday, June 24, 2024

Piper Malczewski

Don’t get me wrong, lemonade is a phenomenal drink. Its refreshing properties are unparalleled. I remember selling lemonade as a kid in my neighborhood, during the summertime.

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Week 4: The Clearspot Bluewing

Monday, June 24, 2024

Maia Chandler

Zenithoptera lanei, the Clearspot bluewing, is perhaps one of the most beautiful dragonflies. Found in Central America and northern South America, they fly through grassy marshes or clearings, spotted by bright flashes of their shimmering, blue-as-sky wings.

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Week 4: The Horrors Persist

Monday, June 24, 2024

Brynn Schierenbeck

 

The weekend was long so I’m just going to jump right in with a few short summaries:)

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