Out Front

The situations that you deal with as an Intern are really interesting. And different. Every day that I've been here, I've been both surprised and impressed with the diverse issues that come in to the office and staff for the Congressman. I'm surprised for a number of reasons; the incredible range of interests that people want to communicate with the Congressman about, to the diversity of callers (yesterday I had a pre-teen write to the Office.

And, as has been the case everyday of my Internship, I had a great new first experience. Our office Receptionist (who sets the tone for everyone who comes into the office) had an appointment and they asked if I could sub for her. Hence, everyone who comes in to the office has to pass by this person. Although brief, it was interesting to be 'on point' for the Congressman. In this position you have to be able to think quickly and be courteous even when it might not be as natural to do that. I'm glad that we had a chance to discuss this as a part of our PR training last week.

Finally, our LA's shared an interesting web site with us that shares the other side of the Intern experience; what the regular staff in a Congressional Office deal with as they get the raw talent of us interns. It's an interesting (and pretty funny) site; one that I'll be checking back into often to see if I'm heralded on as I progress through my Summer Experience.