F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipient Blogs

Drug Lunches… They Aren’t What They Sound Like

Happy Sunday! So this week, I want to tell you about my wonderful fellow interns: Daniela, Daisy, Christina, and Sam. Daniela, Daisy, and Christina are all rising seniors at Rutgers, whereas Sam is a rising sophomore at Tulane. The five of us have become very good friends, in and out of work. It’s such a…

Week 3

Hey y’all! Welcome back to the blog. Came back late from a weekend trip to Kuala Lumpur so writing now to update y’all about my company and the people whom I work with. If I could compare Eyeota to anything, it most closely resembles a close community. Despite having only been here at my internship…

Stepping Out, The Move, and Walks Through History

This week was full of sunshine (and by that I don’t just mean the sweltering D.C. heat). On Thursday, Ayuda’s Language Access Program moved to K Street in downtown Washington D.C. to accommodate its expanding team and influence. I feel so fortunate to play a part in this new chapter of Ayuda’s history and I…

Getting ready for YWPL!

Hello everyone! This week was pretty busy at Running Start as we prepared for the organization’s biggest event of the year which is the Young Women’s Political Leadership program. 65 high school women from different states and different religious, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds will come together at Georgetown University for one week to learn about…

Week #4

Because my work includes several different organizations, their developments were all very unique and specific to their areas of expertise. Hope 4 Gaston, for example, began as a single service day in the community which offered basic relief to local individuals who longed for assistance with common needs. This individual day turned into a series…

Just Another (Great) Week

Hmmm…exciting things I did this week include running a music rehearsal with the full band as the only SM team-member in the room and seeing the Tony in person! I’ll get to take a picture with it next week at a shindig that DTC is hosting for staff and donors. In not so great news,…

Politics, Bibles, and Finding a Routine!

It’s Thursday already? Craziness. I’ve settled into “Peet’s Coffee” to write this post. I know, it’s not DC specific, but this is my first Peet’s experience! I won’t be here long anyhow, my parking meter maxed out at 1 hour. I’ve found a routine at the Library! Except on days when I have the 3-5…

Week 4 @ PruittHealth

PruittHealth started as a single nursing home facility by a man named Neil Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt, who set up shop in Atlanta, Ga., quickly began buying other nursing home facilities in hopes of creating a system of extremely well-maintained skilled nursing home facilities. As Pruitt began to expand, they company quickly found itself in NC,…

Week 2

Hey all! I’ve had a great first week at EPI, met some very smart people and started on some interesting projects. I will be assisting both Monique Morrissey and Elaine Weiss over the course of the summer, although this week I have been primarily been working with Elaine. In order to understand the broader context…

Week 1

Hey! I am Sebastian, a rising senior at Wake, and will be interning at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, DC over the summer. More specifically, I’ll be interning with Elaine Weiss, who heads the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education (BBA), and Monique Morrisey, an economist at EPI who focuses on retirement security as well…