It's hard to believe that this is my last week in DC. I've been trying to take advantage of the extra time we have now that internships have concluded and have crossed a few things off my DC to-do list. Last week I went to the National Aquarium with some friends. We had heard it wasn't too great, but thought we'd check it out anyway. The reviews were pretty accurate. We paid $7 and our most exciting moment was staring at the big snake trying to determine whether it was real or fake. Saturday we took a trip to the Smithsonian National Zoo. It was 90 degrees outside and the zoo was filled with children. The zoo is known for its pandas, which I didn't see. But we did see plenty of other animals.











Today has been a long day thus far. I woke up at 4:45 to go with two friends to see the sunrise from the Lincoln Memorial. The weather again was beautiful and we had a good time (that is after the bus we wanted was late and we ended up sprinting the last mile to make sure we got there before the sun came up). The view was beautiful! On the way back I stopped by the Supreme Court building to see if I could get into watch an hour long oral argument. I waited from 7:30 until 10am and found out there were no hour long seats left. I opted to stay in line a little longer for a chance to sit in the back for 5 minutes. It was a pretty neat experience and I saw all the judges sitting at the bench. Afterwards, I headed to the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center to do a service project. If you recall we did these at the beginning of the semester, and now we are wrapping up the semester by going back. Interestingly enough, we had to do the same type of work on a mailing as we did the first time-folding, stuffing, addressing envelopes, etc. I am currently working on a final paper for the semester. We have a few meetings and activities to attend this week before we begin our farewells Friday and Saturday. I am very excited to be returning home. Somewhere along the semester I have come to love DC, but don't really think it's a place to call home. I am not sure how much blogging I will have a chance to do this week, but I hope to write a few more times before wrapping this up!