Jersey Girl, D.C. Bound: The White House... Finally!

We finally had the chance to attend a President’s Lecture Series presentation. I’d like to think that we got off to a strong start. Selected to present was Dr. Lawrence Korb who has served in the Naval Reserve, published books and over a hundred articles, and made over one thousand television appearances. He is a Senior Fellow at American Progress and a Senior Advisor to the Center for Defense Information. Dr. Korb spoke about foreign policy and the current situation in the middle east. He even answered questions at the end. I really enjoyed hearing his views, and I was really pleased that TWC chose him to kick off the President’s Lecture Series.

The focus of my class this week was on Mission, Vision, and Values for a fictional organization. It was pretty neat, as we got to formulate our own in groups and present them to each other. It’s nice to see a progression in the lessons as my time in the classroom goes on. I haven’t quite thought about what I want my final project to be on, but I am certain that with the way the class is going that I will be more than adequately prepared.

This weekend, I got to see my parents!! We went all around the Metro area: Crystal City, Pentagon City, Federal Triangle, and Chinatown. We made it to the White House which was exciting, because I haven’t had a chance to do any sightseeing yet. The White House is definitely a LOT smaller than I thought it would be. I can’t say that I didn’t feel inspired when I was standing in front of that particular house, because it was just amazing! It was cool to check out the area and pass by some of the monuments. We even waved to the guys on the roof, AND they waved back! Afterwards we went out to lunch in Chinatown and parted ways. It was nice to see my parents and even nicer to finally see the White House.