What an eventful week thus far! It is incredible how crucial networking is in this great city! On Monday, our class took a small field trip to the Foreign Press Center. We had a board of between 4 and 5 people from different countries. It was especially cool to see the foreign students from my class have the opportunity to speak with members from their countries in the press. I didn't realize the issues in their home countries are just as plentiful as the issues in the United States.

Being in the city has also kept me extremely active and interested! I wear a pedometer on a daily basis and I'm taking over 12,000 steps a day! And, with the rise of healthy eating and nutritional conscious being spread throughout the world - the city is a great place to maintain a diet. It's easy to stay active and the greatest time of year for D.C. is quickly approaching: Cherry Blossom time!

I'm really excited to see the city transform for a whole week! I've been told that it almost always rains during the time that Cherry Blossoms bloom, so I'll have to go for a long walk the next time it's nice out!

To be honest, driving into the city every morning never gets old. I am still just as amazed by the Washington Monument, Capital Builidng and White House.

It's such an incredible place!