Day 1 at the Office

I showed up to the internship fifteen minutes early today.  Yes, that's right, Bryce Noble Yates Chinault was actually early.  When the rest of the interns showed up around nine, we started to dive into what we will be doing over the course of our internship.  I think I will be spending a fair amount of my day on the phone regularly, which will be okay because the people I will be talking to will be campaign managers and staff.  I also get the impression that I may be doing some traveling with the company.  It was a bit rough in the office today because the air conditioning wasn't working and it was in the 90's today, but we all made it through the day.  They said that this was the first day they had had that problem, and the timing couldn't have been better with the office more packed than normal.  I introduced myself to the two ladies cleaning the office that were speaking in Spanish as I opted to help them move a couple of items with a little "Me llamo Bryce."  They both smiled in reaction and came over to shake my hand and respond in kind.  That was fun.  I won't be able to disclose all of what I do during the day, because we sign a confidentiality agreement of sorts that doesn't permit us to speak about the campaigns we are working on.  But, I will share what I can, and speak in general terms when I have to.  We had pizza served at lunch today, which made my day!  I also received my Blackberry and laptop that I will have for the duration of my internship, pretty sweet!!  I left the office around 5:40 to make sure I was on time for my class that started at 6:30.  My class is instructed by John Forkenbrock, who currently works for the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS), has taught courses for the Washington Center for several years, and previously instructed other college courses.  We will be dissecting the process of how the federal budget is originated, processed, and completed.  Or, as of late, not completed.  He seems like a very cordial and intelligent individual, and I look forward to learning from him throughout the duration of the course.  There are 11 students enrolled in the class, but only five of us showed up tonight...not sure what that means going forward, but we will definitely have as much engagement with the professor as we want during the course of the semester.  Class ended around 8:40 tonight.  The walk home involved a fair amount of rain, much to my chagrin considering I was transporting my new laptop, but I, and the laptop, made it back safe and sound to the RAF.  My mind is quite fatigued from the day, and I might have to share more details about what all occurred tomorrow.  ¡Buenos noches!