Halfway to being halfway done

Yesterday, I was honored to have 2 of my 11 siblings down in DC to run a 10 miler run to honor those who have served in the army. As I had lunch with them, I recalled to them all that I have lived through since August. I started my master’s career with a whole new set of friends in a new city. I got my internship with Armed Forces Foundation (AFF) and working with some of the best coworkers as well as ambassadors like Kurt Busch. I have been within proximity of 2 shootings. One was in Navy Yard and one was on Capitol Hill. For the 16 days that government was on shutdown, I was trying to help our active and retired soldiers with getting their benefits. At the same time, I got experience what goes on Capitol by being able to sit on the Veterans Affairs Committee meeting. I also have been working non-stop to help plan, organize, fund raise and execute Busch Whacked which is one the biggest fundraising events of the year for AFF which is being held at Texas Motor Speedway next week. And this was only the first half of my first semester.  I am very excited to see what the second half brings as well as the upcoming spring semester.