Guess who's employed?

This is the first summer that I haven't worked since I was 17 and it feels really strange. I always like keeping busy and since I've been back from D.C. I feel this void where I would be doing something more productive with my life. I realized though that it is okay to take a break and time for yourself is always important. After weeks of searching, I'm really excited to say that I have a summer job now! Even though it technically is the end of summer. I am going to be a part of the a grand opening of a new REI store near my house. It is retail, but there are so many beautiful growing opportunities in this company of outdoor recreation. My first training is in a few weeks so i'm excited to share it with you. 

NatGeoIntern

I honestly can't believe I'm interning for National Geographic. This is one of the best things to ever happen to me and I am so grateful to even be chosen to be a part of the geography intern program here. My first day here has been pretty epic. I mean i'm interning for my dream employer. We did some paperwork for HR and then split up to meet our individual supervisors. There are seven of us interns for the program so its a good sized group. My supervisors name is David and he's really nice. He's kind of local to the area, he likes Game of Thrones, which is awesome, and he seems like he's going to be really nice. He took me to this restaurant called Nage and we had nice conversation about the normal introductions about where i'm from and what do I like to do and what made me want to apply for NatGeo. I had an amazing lobster mac and cheese, which was a plus. I got my first assignment doing a background check on a company that was pretty interesting. Time went by pretty quick. Then the other interns and I went to Barcode and celebrated. It was a great first day. 

Smithsonian

I kissed a butterfly today. It was magical. I have always dreamt of going to the famous Smithsonian Natural History museum and today that was accomplished. Johnny and I are major nerds for tours so we took one here and saw a bunch of cool exhibits. The Hope diamond was beautiful, but I was attracted to the glow in the dark rocks the most. The ocean exhibit was breathtaking. The moment you walk in you see this magnificent whale on the ceiling and giant shark teeth, which is a kodak moment must.

We went to the butterfly exhibit for our last stop and Johnny kept getting all of the butterflies to land on him. I got one huge one to land on me though and got a kiss from it. I could not stop smiling. I know I am definitely coming back here again and again and again. The most legendary part of the day though was when the exact moment we walked out of the doors of the museum it started snowing. We were so happy until we realized we had to walk through it and it got harder to stay warm. Lunch was alright at the West Wing cafe. I had a pastrami sandwich and these delicious jalapeño chips from a local East coast brand. Walking home wasn't fun due to the snow, but it was definitely an experience. We realized it was our first day of class and had to hurry home. 

Class was pretty chill. All we did was take our ID photos and go through the rubric and schedule. A group of us took the metro back to Union Station and then tried Shake Shack for the first time. The burgers were delicious, but WAY overpriced. Once we got home I got to meet Yuri's friend from France, Vince. In the kitchen we had this huge stimulating conversation about politics and what was going on with different countries. It was great. I honestly do want to start work already because in a few days i'll be the only one in the room exploring all alone.