June | 2017 | F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipient Blogs

Big-wigs and Small Sandwiches

I’m back on track! Today I’ve adventured out to Old Town Alexandria. It’s a town in northern VA that George Washington considered his home town. It’s got lots of cool local shops and coffee spots, so naturally, I’ve landed at Bruegger’s! I mentioned in my last post that we were preparing an exhibit about the…

Week #4

Hey all! I’ve had a very good week, and am enjoying the projects I’ve been working on – I’m learning a lot of new things and like working together with my boss. This past week we’ve focused on the importance of early childhood care and education (i.e. pre-k and kindergarten), which is huge in terms…

Belated Blogs and Marshall Madness

I’m late! Sorry about this belated post; last Thursday, my usual writing day, was crazy! My brother and his wife came up to DC, so we were tourists all day, and I didn’t have time to chillax and write at a coffeeshop. I had an awesome time showing them around DC! I feel like a…

Week 4

Hey everyone, welcome back to the blog! This week, I’ll be talking about Eyeota and how it first got on its two feet. Eyeota was founded in 2010 by Kevin Tan, Kristina Prokop, and Trent Lloyd when they observed the rapid growth of programmatic advertising and audience-based targeting around the world. They recognized that the…

Arista: The Origin Story

Happy Sunday! So this week, I’m going I tell you about how Dr. G started her 3 office counseling and psychotherapy private practice. Dr. G was a school psychologist for a while, but knew she wanted to broaden her horizons. She earned her PhD at NYU and opened her first office for outpatient care. After…

Week #6 is in the books!

And just like that, another week is in the books at CCT! This week was full of planning and posting—planning for the upcoming 2017.2018 season and posting and scheduling A LOT of posts on social media. The culture of the workplace at CCT is a unique one. It is such a small organization, with really…

Sensory Overload, Advocacy, and Coffee

As I write this, I am drinking coffee in the hip Dupont Circle Bookstore, Kramerbooks and Afterwords Café. Is this moment one of the highlights of my week? Yes. It is the perfect place for reflection on another week at a place where I continue to learn things that shape my perspective and my story….

Week #5

As I prepare to begin week 5 of my internship, I am reflecting on all the surprising and enlightening experiences I have faced this summer. I have learned about the flexibility required of those in nonprofit work and the concept that everyone must reach out of their comfort zones. My internship has surprised me in…

Inspirational Young Women in Leadership & Politics

Hey everybody! I hope y’all have had a wonderful week. Week #4 in Washington D.C. has been incredible! This week was probably the busiest week myself and the organization will have all summer. We hosted 65 high school women for the Young Women’s Political Leadership program at Georgetown University. We had incredibly inspiring speakers come…

No One Is Alone Here

Theatre is inherently a team venture. There’s no such thing as a one-man show – for every actor onstage, there’s a squadron of technicians, designers, producers, etc. You won’t get far in this business thinking you’re the only person that matters. The stage management team here has really shown me how to work as just…