Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Barack Obama Day!!!

Today, my professor canceled class so that those who wanted to watch the inauguration would be able to. I decided to join a couple of friends at the Cafe in Miller Hall and together we witnessed history being made. I was amazed over the crowds that gathered around the Capital, it was reported that close to 1.5 million people attended the inauguration. I was so jealous for those 1.5 million, because I wish that I wasn't watching it on T.V, but rather I wished I was there in person, sharing the same emotions and excitement those 1.5 million people were experiencing. His speech I felt was powerful, he vocalized his passion for change as well as he expressed the need for the people to come together and help bring about this change. It's understood, that, change cannot be made over nigh, nor should we expect for there to be a drastic change in the next for years, but little are also very important and honestly I feel confident in President Obama and I look optimistic to the future.


To try and pull myself away from this rant let's move onto other news. So Grad School, I have only applied to two schools: Northeastern and Springfield College because to be honest those are the only schools I was interested in. Both schools from what I've heard have a great program for Student Affairs which are also counseling based. So hopefully and fingers crossed I get into both schools but the tough decision is knowing which school I want to go to.

So I started my internship at the State House yesterday which was awesome. The State House it such a confusing place to try find your away around. I got lost trying to get out of the building. Seeing as how it was only the first week I didn't didn't do a lot but once I've been there for a couple of weeks im sure things will pick up. The Senator that I work for is the chair of about 7 committees and so those hearings will start happening and I am excited to sit in on some of them. Working in this type of environment such as the State House is a completely new experience which I feel as though will be worth while.

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