We the people

I do not want to make this week’s post about my internship but rather about the city that came to inspire me this week. I will briefly discuss the weekly topics just to give you an idea of my progress, but I want to focus mainly on the spirit of this Independence Day week.

In my earlier posts, I mentioned that Swanson Communications has been retained to promote the Affliction: Banned MMA event July 19th in Anaheim. Our progress on this event has allowed me to gather a more firm understanding of the behind-the-scenes action in the making of a “mega-event”. I have come to learn quite a bit in the last week or so; there is so much more than I could have ever imagined. My main task has been compiling a media list for the event so that we can inform the appropriate contacts around the country of Affliction: Banned in order to receive coverage. Sometime this week we will send out a press release to this list and then the real fun begins. I am excited for the week of the fight because it is jam packed full of interviews, conferences and promotional activities that I can only hope will reflect the hard work and effort we have put into this.

Back to D.C. itself. Appropriately enough, this week has further inspired my American pride. I do not think there is anything quite like D.C. and Independence Day. Unfortunately I will not be in Washington for the 4th as we are going to Ocean City, New Jersey, but just walking around town this week, I have seen an abundance of American pride and love of country that I do not think I have seen anywhere else. 

Of course you can tell the tourists who are here for the celebration because they are all wearing American flag shirts or a red hat, blue shirt and white shorts. As corny as that may sound, you cannot help but smile when you see it because it is definitely quite the demonstration. Everywhere I look, I see something that reminds me of the history of this city and this great country. After visiting the Department of the Interior earlier this week, I walked a few blocks over to The Washington Monument where I got a crazy awesome view of the city.

After visiting the Monument, I walked up 15th ave, past the Treasury and many other historic building. I ended up stumbling on the site of the very first political campaign which made me think about all of the people who have passed through this same vicinity only years before. Certainly my path has crossed one they once took. Surely I have been standing in a place they once stood. If you care to think about that sort of thing, it is quite the thought to ponder.

Moving on, this next week promises to be absolutely chaotic… in a good way.  Tuesday I will be conducting one of my informational interviews with Margaret Hoover (President Herbert Hoover’s great-granddaughter). Wednesday I am having breakfast with my Senator, touring the Capitol building and having dinner at The Washington Center. Finally, Thursday wraps up the excitement with my long awaited, much anticipated tour of the White House. I am expecting next week to be a blast. I look forward to telling you about it. Until next time…

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