North Maple Rag

It was good trip and I'm glad I went. Despite only being there for about 20 hours, I got to see quite a few friends and former co-workers. I had went to my favorite Senate restaurant and my favorite Senate sandwich. I talked to a committee staffer about interning on his committee at some point. I met some cool NYU students from (gasp) outside the law school.

The lobbying went pretty much as expected; none of the staffers said anything other than what they should've said. Although, I was pleased to catch a few of them off guard. It's easy to do constituent meetings on auto-pilot and I think they were surprised to encounter a student who knew more than a little about the budget process and higher ed reauthorization.

The highlight of the day happened while I was on the bus back to New York. One of the lawyers I'll be working with the summer called to ask if I wanted to focus a lot of my work on co-authoring an article with her. I'm excited because the topic we'll be writing on is interesting and timely and she seems like she'll be a fantastic co-worker. The low point came when I realized that I'd lost my driver's license. It wouldn't be a problem if I wasn't flying on Friday. So, cross your fingers that the express package from my parents containing my passport really does arrive overnight.