Intern Blog Postings

Devin Kodsi

Week 1: Introduction to the SPS Intern Program (Discovering D.C. and MacBook Pros)

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Devin Kodsi

This first week has certainly flown by! The interns were able to get together for dinner Monday night before orientation at a restaurant named Tonic, where we got to learn more about one another before our initiation into the program.

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Week 1: New Summer? New Program! Lots of Information…

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Jenna Tempkin

It feels really weird to be writing one of these after reading so many within the past year, but I am so excited to share my journey here this summer. 

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Settling in and Finding Balance

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Tiffany Liou

After a few months of anticipating the start of the internship, we are all finally here in DC! This week has been a lot of juggling around with the internship, making new friends, and doing school. The joys of being on the quarter system meant my classes do not end until mid-June.

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Week 1: Dewey Decimal 000-099 "Generalities"

Sunday, June 4, 2023

MJ Keller

If there’s one thing I’m glad I packed before coming to Washington, D.C., it’s my sneakers. 

Seriously.

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Hannah Means

Week 1: It Began with My Birthday...

Saturday, June 3, 2023

Hannah Means

For the first time in all the times I have visited DC, I am no longer a tourist!

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Week 10: Farewell

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Nicole Leung

I’ve been procrastinating writing this blog post for a long time…I didn’t want to say goodbye!

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Week 10: So long, and thanks for all the Summer

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Divyansh Chamria

It’s a bit of a strange feeling, writing this blog from my dorm in Hamilton, NY, instead of Amsterdam Hall. I had definitely become very used to life in D.C., and having all the other interns around. The last week went by in no time, even though we did quite a bit.

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Week 10: An Ending That is Only the Beginning

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Taylor Overcast

1 summer, 10 weeks, and 1 million steps, and just like the internship has come to a close.

 

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Week 10: From DC to Rochester, Thank You

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Valeria Viteri-Pflucker

The final week of the internship has come to a close and I have arrived safely in Illinois after 14 hours on the road. After all 10 weeks, I must say I had a fantastic summer. During the final week, there was a lot of finishing up to do but also a lot of preparing to say goodbyes.

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Week 10: The One After Vegas

Monday, August 8, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! This will be my last blog of the SPS summer internship. This summer has been among the most challenging of my life. I witnessed the failure of our government to properly meet the needs of our people.

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