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STUDENT
LIFE IN D.C.

Adam Brunelle, Sanaz Arjomand, Alex Wang, Leigh Dekle, and Sophia
Lee (WSP Fellows, Spring 2009) attending the inauguration of Barack
Obama.
“Washington
DC is fun and exciting; it is a wonderful place to meet new people
and make new friends. The city is also full of new experiences. I
can honestly say that I've never lived in a city where walking past
Senator John Kerry or waking up on a Saturday and going to see
famous paintings by Van Gogh and Monet are common, everyday events.
Want Nancy Pelosi's cell phone number? Well, she gave it to me.
From a ticket to inauguration to picnicking on the Capitol grounds,
my time in DC was an unforgettable, life-changing experience.” Liz
Tucker (WSP Fellow, Spring 2009)

Leigh Dekle, Jennifer Dever, Katie Stoughton, Sophia Lee, and Sanaz
Arjomand (WSP Fellows, Spring 2009) in Union Station.
Living in Washington, D.C.
Students live in a modern, apartment-style dormitory managed by
Washington Intern Student Housing (WISH)
www.internsdc.com. The apartment is located in the heart of
Capitol Hill -- within a few blocks of the Capitol and Union
Station, which provides easy access to the Metro, Amtrak, shopping,
restaurants and entertainment.
http://www.unionstationdc.com/
The
apartment provides a secure, comfortable home away from home. It has
three stories and it is fully furnished. Students share rooms with
one or two other students. There are four bathrooms, two kitchens,
and two common living areas. The apartment has high-speed wireless
Internet service, and flat screen cable TVs with DVD players are
located in the common living areas. The apartment comes complete
with basic kitchen dishware and cooking items, basic cleaning
supplies, and a washer and dryer. WISH provides a monthly
cleaning service and responds quickly to any maintenance needs.
Washington is a young person's city, filled with students from its
four major universities and congressional staffers. A remarkably
diverse city, Washington DC provides an opportunity to brush
shoulders with different nationalities, enjoy exotic cuisines, hear
multiple languages, attend ethnic festivals, shop in eclectic
neighborhoods, and become acquainted with individuals and groups not
likely to be encountered in South Carolina. DC also has renowned
museums, major performing arts venues, art galleries, movie
theatres, concerts, lectures, and book signings. An added advantage
is that much of the entertainment is free. For a glimpse of the
variety of entertainment, check out the Washington Post at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ or the Washington City Paper at
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/

Kelly Amell (WSP
Fellow, Spring 2008) at Nationals Park with Congressman Henry Brown.

Travel to major cities is easy and affordable. Michael Simpson,
Kelly Amell, Tina Shah, Chantel Knowling, and Anthony Rouen, (WSP
Fellows, Spring 2008) took a weekend trip to New York.

WSP Fellows, Spring 2007, during a day trip to Annapolis, MD
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