Dutch Bingo at the Capitol

I have once again been reminded of the incredible things being at ASP has to offer me. Yesterday I got out of work a little early and decide to take a walk by the White House. I had only seen it from the back side and thought it might be fun to walk all the way around it. There were so many tourists around and I couldn't help but think how excited these people were to get one glance at the White House, and I could see it everyday if I wanted to.

Then today we had class at the Capitol, and sat in Nancy Pelosi's meeting room and talked with her secretary Wendall Primus. After going around and introducing ourselves and where we were from, Mr. Primus told us that he is originally from Iowa and has an aunt and uncle who live in Orange City! I didn't get a chance to ask him their names, but here I was in the Capitol building and the secretary to the Speaker of the House was using the Orange City hospital as an example in talking about healthcare. I'm sure if we would have found on their names we would have known them. If I would have talked to him more he probably would have told me he used to live in Middleburg...that's usually how it goes.

Still cooler than that, one of our professors told us today that he is working on scheduling a briefing at the White House for next Friday! Seriously, how freaking cool would that be-to have class in the White House?

Well, I'm soon getting ready for the weekly progressive dinner that's held on my floor. Each apartment makes something and we travel from one apartment to the next eating-it usually makes for a very entertaining evening and allows us to build some community too.