I came to Washington, D.C. about 48 hours ago. Born and raised in the Evergreen state (that’s Washington State to you Easterners out there), I boarded a plane and skipped a few time zones to come work as a Public Service Academy Intern. It is my last semester of my undergraduate education and I could not think of a better way to spend it.

The Public Service Academy landed in my mailbox a little over a year ago, in a Time magazine article. Then the idea popped up in class discussions and, well, I was hooked. I came to D.C. to work as an intern, but even more so to help make the Public Service Academy a tangible institution for our country’s future leaders.

I have said it before and I’ll say again, if the Public Service Academy existed four years, it would have been my choice for my undergraduate education. I hope that can become a reality for the next generation very soon. Furthermore, I look forward to a great semester in the “other” Washington with the hard working individuals behind the scenes.