Ok -- so I know I just posted last night, but I need to gush! The happy hour scene is so fun! I met a bunch of new people tonight, and tried out the whole networking thing successfully! I got three business cards! (Well, one guy was handing out scraps of paper with his name and email on it... but I'm still counting it haha) The first guy I talked to was named Steve, he was a nice Jewish boy (now Brian don't be jealous... hehe) and has worked at an education reform think tank and offered to send me all of these "meet other Jewish people" websites (interesting..), as well as one about education events offered in DC, and to hook me up with a summer internship if I wanted! Despite how thrilled I was that he was so friendly, he was a talker, and I realized that I had no idea how to get out of the conversation, but finally some other girl came over to mingle and I just found someone else to talk to. But I'm pretty sure this mingling business was made for me. I just need to be taller. And I need better business cards, the Dickinson ones are kindof embarassing lol. AND people kept asking me where I had graduated from, and it was kindof awkward to be like ummm I still go to college (slash sometimes I didn't tell them? haha) I felt so young... but it was cool because everyone was into non-profit issues, which was lucky for my education interest. Other highlights: I met a fellow American Studies major (he admitted to also not being able to watch TV anymore haha) and I met a guy who is hoping to go teach in China!
Things I learned:
1. I am very short -- I need to wear heels at every singly happy hour because I felt so tiny :(
2. Martini is not the best happy hour choice (the glass is awkward to drink from while having a conversation... slash I hope my mom is not reading this...)
3. It is very unfortunate that I am working for an organization with such a long name, try saying "National Association of Federally Impacted Schools" 10 times in one night.
4. Older people are confident, enough of this awkward college student business.
I miss you all!! ... and I know you are all reading, so leave me comments (besides my creeper roommate... who was making fun of my last post btw with her comments, as hopefully you caught on)!
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Haha that was a very amusing post. Happy hour sounds fun. We'll have to do it over the summer. And yes you are made for networking and your dickinson cards are hilarious you need new ones : )
ReplyDeletelol... i hope you don't think i'm handing out my tour guide cards, because those are even more embarrassing.. the one's i'm actually using are half professional with my contact info, not a strange picture of me with dickinson gear and a textbook haha
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