Eva's Blog

Although no day inside the Beltway (aka, the District of Columbia) is typical, I think Wednesday, October 22, is a good example of life as an Archer Fellow.

7:45AM - My alarm clock goes off. One of my room mates has been up for the past 30 minutes because she takes the longest to get ready, while my other room mate gets up at the same time I do. I head to the closet to pick out my work outfit, then finish getting ready. I grab a granola bar and head to Union Station to take the wonderful D.C. Metro system to work.

9:00AM - I arrive at the ABC News D.C. bureau, where I take the fourth floor to Good Morning America. Today I am going to the Pentagon with the other ABC interns, so I meet everyone in the lobby after I unforward the phones and dial into the 9:30 conference call.

11:00AM – ABC Interns are in the middle of our Pentagon media tour, so we take this spiffy picture in the briefing room:

12:30PM – I arrive back at the D.C. bureau, but run to get a quick lunch at Quizno’s with Denise. I eventually settle back into my desk, read the New York Times, and do some research for Elisabeth Leamy, the GMA Consumer Correspondent.

3:30PM – Travel to NW D.C., straight through Embassy Row and past the National Cathedral – which was gorgeous. I help set up for a shoot that will be aired next week. Due to the confidentiality agreement I signed prior to beginning my internship, I can’t discuss segments before they are aired.

4:30PM – Shoot is over. I head back to the bureau with the camera crew, just in time to finish work at 5PM.

5:10PM – I take a nice, brisk walk from ABC to the Archer Center in downtown D.C. I use the computers to check my e-mail and print out some vouchers for my NYC trip that upcoming weekend, including my on-stage ticket to Spring Awakening!

5:45PM - Class (”Beyond Congress and the White House”) begins. One of the Archer Fellows presents an interesting presentation on healthcare, which sparks the most heated debate in the classroom we’ve ever had. After the debate, we share our journal entries on the influence of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

8:45PM – Class lets out. Groups of us walk over to our Metro Stop, then walk home from Capitol South. The picture above is our townhouse in the evening. You can barely see our little Texas flag in the kitchen window to the left…

9:15PM – Some people go out to happy hour, some stay behind to discuss politics with Dr. Swerdlow, but I arrive at home with a few other people. We make dinner, watch some TV upstairs, and study – often while discussing the day’s events and our respective internships.

11:00PM - My room mates and I start getting ready for bed. Everyone has work tomorrow, but since it is a Thursday, I don’t have to go to work until 1pm (and leave at 9 or 10pm). I can stay up a little longer, talking to my family and friends on the other side of the country, not to mention finish writing this blog for Longhorn Confidential!

12:00AM – Brush teeth, chat with room mates, and lights out — because tomorrow, like every day in the Beltway, will be nothing like the day before!