metro.

So, I got a moment to check out the fabrication unit at Natural History,needless to say,that was really interesting.One of the things that I was really curious about is the fact that they build things for exhibits like fossils,etc....how does a carpenter build around something that is millions and millions of years old?
Well it is a lot of working together with other people, within the museum there are different departments such as paleontology, mineral sciences etc, they all have to work together to get the museum exhibits together.It was a pretty cool thing to learn.
After Natural History,I headed back to OEC.Worked the rest of the day,then headed home...got bombarded by emails from work the next day about our Open House that is coming up on the 29th, it is going to be a simple tour etc etc,but our intern 'wrangler' likes to do this thing when the interns are in our productions meetings, where he will but in, negate what we just talked about, repeat EXACTLY what we just talked about,then say,then say, that is what he wants.
It drives me nuts.
Moving on, I spent all day Thursday and Friday working at my part time nanny gig,which was my last week because of summer camps starting : (
Dang,there goes my steady income.I spent the better part of each day,scouring lists,trying to get hired elsewhere.Ugh,I just need to be making money, I have bills and crap to pay when I get back to Michigan.

Today I spent some girl time with my cousin Audrey,where she treated me to a pedicure.Then I hopped on the metro and headed over to Columbia Heights to pick up a few things and run errands.I had a moment on the metro where I realized that I really do not like it here.This city swells to nearly 3 million people during the day,filled with tourists,politicians,families.Every day I ride public transportation and everyone seems so sad,or if I bike, I spend the better part of my bike ride avoiding death.I've found it very hard to get into any sort of community around here.I've thrown myself at places to volunteer,mostly because I want to help,and I'd like to get to know people,it hasn't worked out too much.I feel like in past situations where I was in a new place,new people, I just threw myself into situations,volunteered,and let my curiosity guide me and suddenly I had a community, and a family.

Here that has not happened at all.I guess I am going to take that as a sign,this is where I am not supposed to be in life.Granted, I am very, VERY lucky to be living with my cousin and her family, and had I lived on my own here, I think I would have given up a LONG time ago. Especially after my first week of fiascoes in this city. So, here is my epiphany I suppose; I do not belong here. Washington DC is just not for me, I still think the Smithsonian is the coolest thing since sliced bread, and maybe working for them one day will be amazing, but for now, there are other things on my mind.

I am a firm believer in that 'Everything happens for a reason' and my questions as to why I am here have not all been answered yet, and I know that I was not sent here with the soul purpose of being made fairly miserable in a big city all summer, missing friends in Michigan terribly, leaving my boyfriend in Michigan high and dry (sorry, thank you for being supportive!)

I got to know family better, I get to hang out with my cousin and her great family, I have gotten to see my aunt and uncle, I got to finally meet my nephews, see my brother in law and sister for the first time in 3 years. Those, are all really great things.

My time here is not yet over, I less than a month left at my internship.Things are going to be great,and I will go out with a bang.