Bonding with Classmates

Now that the semester is winding down I have noticed how close our class has gotten with each other. We are around one another all day, almost every day. We often travel as a group to and from our seminars and often eat lunch together during our breaks. I have really enjoyed learning about each other and where we all come from. I can certainly say that I have learned much from my fellow classmates. Because we all come from different parts of the country, we are all very different from each other. The lifestyles in California, Washington state, North Carolina, and New York (just to name a few) are all so dynamic. Not only have I learned more about different parts of the country, I have learned from their academic knowledge. My classmates are all highly intellectual students. Some information that I am unfamiliar with, they usually know and teach me what I need to know and vice versa. We all work well with each other to ensure that we have a successful semester here in D.C. I am looking forward to tonight because we scheduled a class dinner. Because we all have our internships today, we thought it would be fun to meet up afterwards to relax and grab dinner. We are going to Cactus Cantina, which I heard was a great Mexican restaurant. Although I don’t know if it can beat Guapos, it is a favorite of ours. I can’t wait to test out this restaurant with everyone; it should be a great time. Hopefully, this is one of many class events that are sure to come before the end of the semester. This experience of becoming closer with my classmates and learning from them has added to the reasons why I love the Washington Semester Program so much. I never thought I would become as close to everyone as I have. The seminars, my internship, and class are an integral part of the experience of the program, but because I have made some great friends it has been even better. I am truly thankful that I found this program.