Week 3

I can’t believe we are already through Week 3 in D.C. This week has definitely been one of my favorites when it came to field trips we took. The Washington Post tour was pretty amazing. It was surreal to be inside that building and to see everyone hard at work. When we walked in to the lobby I tried to take a picture of The Washington Post logo on the wall and security quickly told me that was not allowed. I was surprised to hear that considering there was nothing around that could be leaked in the lobby, it was only a logo on the wall.

The tour at USA Today was surprising great. I was unsure about going into that tour because I am not a huge fan of USA Today or most of the things they write. I was pleasantly surprised when we arrived and Beryl was gracious enough to let us sit in on their morning meeting. It was interesting to see first-hand how they communicate with everyone on their team to see what is happening in the world. As I listened I realized everything they were talking about was all digital both trending and analytic numbers. I enjoyed learning about how they determined what to put in their paper based on what is trending and what their readers want to read about.

The tour at NPR was my absolute favorite tour thus far. The vibe from the time we started the tour to the time it was ended was all positive and upbeat. I didn’t know much about NPR prior to going on the tour, but I learned some really interesting stuff. I think NPR would actually be a pretty cool company to work for because it didn’t appear to be the same boring work everyday.

The week’s extracurricular activities have been a lot of fun, well some of them. We of course watched the Tigers blow it at The Brig. The Brig has become my comfort zone here in D.C. It reminds me a lot of the bars at home that I like to go to so I enjoy going and hanging out with our classmates. After our Holocaust Museum tour, Meagan, Brogan and I went to the wax museum. We have talked about wanting to go since we researched and found out it had the hall of presidents and we figured it would be a nice pick-me-up after the Holocaust museum. Boy were we right, I encourage everyone to go before they leave because it was the most fun we have had this entire trip. Our only disappointment from the wax museum was Alexander Hamilton and Ben Franklin were not in the Founding Father’s room or anywhere else in the museum. Other than that, it is a 10/10 recommendation to go.

I also went to Jazz in the Garden last night to see what all the hype was about. It was a cool spot and I enjoyed listening to the band, but I didn’t think it was as great as everyone in the city made it out to be. Maybe because I’m not from here I can’t appreciate it as much. A last recommendation I have before we leave would be to go to the Smithsonian Postal Museum. It sounds lame, but it was the absolute coolest museum I've been in here in D.C. It was interactive and you were able to really learn information about the post offices. Before you left, they even had a section for you to collect old stamps and take a picture of yourself and create your own. (Seth picked my picture out for my stamp)

Anyway I am excited for our last week here. I am ready to go home, but I am also ready for our bus trip. It is the one thing I have been looking forward to since we talked about getting the party bus.

Until our last week in D.C.,

~Brit