Intern Blog Postings

Week 4: Astronomy on the Mall

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Anthony Olguin

As the week comes to an end, I realize how quickly the internship is passing by. By the time I looked at the clock the workday was almost over. Half of the week was going through a bunch of readings to finish putting together a figure.

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Week 4: Play and Learn

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Saksham Prajapati

Even though Monday was Juneteenth, I still had a meeting with my professor for my directed-reading. We both chose an article to read about which will be helping me with the project I am doing for this internship. 

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Week 4: Two Walks Down the National Mall

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Matangi Melpakkam

I could not speak about this past week without first acknowledging the overturning of Roe v. Wade by SCOTUS, thus ending federal protection of abortion after almost fifty years. When I heard the news Friday morning, I felt shock, grief, and anger.

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Week 4: Astronomy on the Mall, Summer Solstice, Interview with Physicists

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Gizem Dogan

This Saturday we had the Astronomy on the Mall event open to all Washingtonians.

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Week 4: Sick Week

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Valeria Viteri-Pflucker

I had a weird week this week. On Monday I went to the beach with a few of the other interns, only to find out while there that my roommate tested positive for COVID-19. I became a bit paranoid as I had been a bit tired the past 2 days – a bit more than usual.

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Week 4: Orchestras, Data! and Picnics

Saturday, June 25, 2022

Taylor Overcast

As the weeks fly by I am beginning to realize none of them will feel like 7 days, and none of them will look the same. I was expecting to fall into a rhythm after being here for a little bit.

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Week 3: The One with Joey's Bag (of Snickers)

Monday, June 20, 2022

Aidan Keaveney

Hi y’all! For this blog, I thought I would cover one of the tried and true responsibilities of the intern in any field: The Favor.

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Week 3: Settling In as a Hilltern

Monday, June 20, 2022

Katie Futrowsky

It was during this past week when I finally felt confident as a hilltern. That is, confident in my work and in my ability to make mistakes and learn from them.

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Week 3: Exploration

Monday, June 20, 2022

Divyansh Chamria

There was quite a bit that happened this week, so I’m going to limit myself to some of the highlights in this post –

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