Intern Blog Postings

Week 10: The End of this Chapter

Monday, August 8, 2022

Janessa Slone

This is my last blog post, and wow my time in D.C. flew by. 

Let’s begin with what I did this week.

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Week 10: The End to a Great Summer

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Anthony Olguin

On Tuesday, we held our final DnD session, which was terrific. We played on the lawn of the Lincoln Memorial so we could play and watch the sunset together. We all had a good time and agreed to try and play with each other virtually during the semester.

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Week 10: Bittersweet Finale

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Matangi Melpakkam

This week, our last week, was both exciting and emotional. I spent most of work finishing up bill summaries and practicing my presentation again and again and again. I also listened to others give their presentations and we all gave each other constructive criticism.

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Week 10: Gratitude, Goodbyes, and Getting Struck by Lightning

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Emma Goulet

I am writing this blog post in a very different place from all of my other editions— from my home in Massachusetts. It feels almost as though the internship never happened being back here— it was an abrupt change back to my previous life as if I never lived in DC, and it feels odd.

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Week 10: It’s not the end, it’s see you later

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Lucy Corthell

The last week flew by. Between finishing up projects, spending time with friends, practicing final presentations, packing, and trying to sleep between all of the other things it has been hectic!

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Week 10: End it with a Bang!

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Justin Andre Avendaño

This week is THE WEEK! Everything I've been doing all comes together and ends now. Its been an amazing time spending the summer with SPS and all the interns and I would not have it any other way.

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Week 10 : .............

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Saksham Prajapati

 Well, this is week 10. Our last blog for this internship. Can’t believe it is over now. What a summer it was! This was the best summer I have had since I came to the US. Talking about this week, it was all about preparing ourself for the final presentation.

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Ben Johnson

Week 10: Til Next Time

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Benjamin Johnson

This week, my work at Potomac Research was mostly completed, so I focused more on finalizing my presentation.  I practiced presenting a few times for my mentors, and once they gave me the green light, I was ready to go for Friday.  They took me out to lunch at a German restaurant in Alexandria on

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Week 9: The One Where [Putin] Crosses the Line

Monday, August 1, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! For my second-to-last blog, I thought I would talk about my final presentation topic: nuclear non-proliferation.

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Week 9: Almost done!

Monday, August 1, 2022

Matangi Melpakkam

This week, I pulled numbers from the giant legislation released: The Manchin-Schumer Reconciliation bill and the Appropriations bill. These two bills had a lot of relevant science policy budget figures.

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