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Week One: A Great Start

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Joseph Tibbs

Before this week, I never knew how exciting it would be to live in the middle of Washington D.C.

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Week One Done!

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Catherine Ryan

Hi friends! Welcome to my blog!

We are one week into the SPS intern program, and I love it so much already.

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Amber Sammons

Getting Started

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Amber Sammons

After months of waiting, the day had finally arrived. I was in Washington, D.C., meeting my fellow interns, and starting my internship. I was so scared that I would miss my flight or that I would get lost trying to get to the dorm, but everything worked out and I made here safe and sound.

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Week 1 - The Interning

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Isabel Bishop

Week one has come to a close, and I am a mix of excited and anxious about what the next nine weeks will look like. 

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Nicholas Stubblefield

And Here We Go

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Nicholas Stubblefield

When I received news of my placement in the AIP Mather Public Policy Internship Program, I anticipated a position on Capitol Hill.

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What a Week!!

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Nour Ibrahim

My journey from Los Angeles to D.C was a long and exhausting one, but finally arriving at GWU and meeting my roommates and fellow interns made it all worth it; I knew that this summer is going to be great.

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Week One: Defining Variables

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Megan Anderson

ACP & DC

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Terance Schuh

Week 1: Buses, Trains & Rocketships

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Terance Schuh

Houston…uh, I mean DC…we have lift off! This summer I am thrilled to be the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center research intern! Working at NASA was obviously something I always thought would be awesome, but I never thought I would actually have the opportunity.

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Afterthoughts and Acknowledgements

Monday, January 14, 2019

Michael Welter

It’s been about 5 months since the 2018 SPS Interns packed up our stuff, said our goodbyes (for some of us, through tears), and headed back to our corners of the country. When I returned back to North Carolina, I felt...different.

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The Tears Start Coming and They Don't Stop Coming

Monday, August 20, 2018

Brigette Smith

I am writing this as I sit on my balcony in Bangkok overlooking the most beautiful vegetation I have seen in my life.

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