I've been reading everyone else's journals and was starting to feel like I had neglected mine, so here I am writing my second entry in 3days! This week has been incredibly slow compared to last week and it doesn't feel like there is a whole lot to report, but I'm sure once I start writing things, I'll remember lots of things!
Everyone went their separate ways on Tuesday and started their internships. I'm at the Library of Congress and so far, it's been going really well, although I have to admit getting up 45minutes earlier and getting the Metro on my own is killing me!Today I was lucky and Neal had to go into work early as well so we got the Metro in together, meeting in Bethesda at 7.30am!! (this means that I was up at 6.15am!!) Mind you everytime I moan about being tired or having to get up early I think of my supervisor Clare who starts work at 6.30am!! I've told her she is mad and I think she agrees!
I'm researching Preventive Detention laws in the UK and comparing them to Northern Ireland during the Troubles, and then comparing it all to the US Preventive Detention laws. The issues are pretty current, especially considering the Supreme Court decision on Guantanamo Bay last week and also the House of Commons voting in favour of the Counter Terrorism Bill for the UK.
Apart from that, I have to say it has been really strange not to see everyone this week. I actually miss them all, which is surprising considering we only really knew each from last week! We lived in each others pockets all last week and now we don't see each other! But that will all change tomorrow night when we host an ice cream social for other interns from each of our offices, I think I'm going to have to borrow some interns from someone else's office as I'm the only intern in mine!
Its been a lot cooler this week than it was last week! It wore jeans for the first time 2days ago and last night I had to put on my hoodie!! This is NOT what I signed up for! There has been a lot of thunderstorms and if you get caught in them you may as well just give up and accept the fact that you will be soaked through within about 30seconds! Also for some reason Americans don't have hand-dryers in the toilets, so it's not like you can dry off when you get into a restaurant, which we all found out to our cost on Monday night! New Rule for Washington: avoid white shirts! Or you could just make friends with someone who has an umbrella! But it is meant to heat up again over the weekend, if it does I plan to do nothing other than lie in the garden or in a park and soak up some much needed sunshine! Roll on the weekend!
