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Week 10: Final Reflections

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Demitri Call

It has now been nearly one month since I finished my internship with the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Looking back at this internship has been quite fun. I spent most of my summer running around trying to get everything done that needed to be.

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Week 9: Wrapping it up

Monday, August 29, 2016

Demitri Call

This was my last full week in the office. It felt a little surreal to be so close to finishing. Since we are well out of session I was able to really focus on my independent projects.

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Week 8: Touring the Capitol Grounds

Monday, August 29, 2016

Demitri Call

This week I spent a few days off of the normal work schedule as I went to a tour of NASA Goddard with the interns and also got to give them a tour of my work place, the Capitol.

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Week 7: The Standard Tour

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Demitri Call

This week was spent further developing the plans for my own tour as well as working on my long term project while at work.

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Week 6: School emergency drills are actually useful later in life!

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Demitri Call

Monday was a travel day for me and of course travel tends to make well planned days a disaster. Long story short, I landed in DC at just after 9:30 pm but did not make it home until jut before midnight when the trip should have taken no more than 30 minutes including waiting for a cab.

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Week 5: Perfect July Wedding

Monday, July 11, 2016

Demitri Call

This week at work was rather short. As I was only working through Wednesday before heading back home to California for a very special wedding, I did not have any hearing materials to prep.

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Week 4: Determined Tourist Adventure, Check

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Demitri Call

This week brought back a bit of much needed respite from the hectic work weeks previously. With congress on recess I was able to relax a bit and give my suits a break for a week. The pace change took some getting used to.

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Week 3: "We're more like treasure protectors..." - Ben Gates

Monday, June 27, 2016

Demitri Call

This week was a roller coaster of busy schedules and deadlock within the House of Representatives and it ended up also containing several very large changes of pace for me.

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Week 2: Starstruck

Monday, June 20, 2016

Demitri Call

My second week here in DC was again, an incredible experience. As a young child I remember watching space and Nova specials with my family. It may not have been the cartoons I was such a fan of at the time; however, those shows left a hunger for space and science.

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Nicola Peyko

Nicola Peyko

Associate Zone Councilor

Sonoma State University

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