Life in the Federal Gov't

Let's start this blog out by reminding you readers that I am certainly not an easily intimidated type of person. I am super confident, and very comfortable in my own skin and around people of all kinds. But the last two days of work have been nothing short of intimidating! To simply be working in the House of Representatives for a senior level congressman is intimidating. Add that to the fact that my office is full of Aggies who rag on me a lot for being a proud Red Raider, and you have an intimidating work environment. But I feel that I am starting to slowly but surely gain the trust and approval of those who work in the office with me, and hopefully that will mean that I can let my hair down a little bit and be able to be my comfortable confident non-restrained self around them. But besides being intimidated a bit, the work experience has been great so far. I am learning quickly how to do the typical office work needed to be done everyday, and I hope to show the staff that I can move on to more challenging and rewarding duties as they arrive.

The Tech house is located just 5 short minutes from the house office buildings, and that makes it the most convenient and easy part of the whole experience so far. To be able to walk to work and walk home for lunch is AWESOME and is saving me quite a bit of money! The people in the Tech house are good, down home Red Raiders, and it is nice to share some of the stressful and embarassing stories from the work day with other first time interns who have experienced the same experiences as I have the first two days.

On my floor, the 1st floor, we have:

Jett
Kat
Laramie
Jennifer
Alexa
Shelby
Zach

and upstairs are 10 or 11 more Tech kids. 19 of us in one building. Let the drama ensue!

So far, because it has been so cold outside (highs in the 20's), we haven't gone too much out on the town (I did buy groceries, explore the Metro, and find the nearest Target), so I don't have any great photos of the monuments or Capitol yet, but they will come soon.

Love you guys- thank you for the prayers and support- it is comforting to know that even when I am freaking out trying to make good impressions in the office, or gettting made fun of for being the low life intern Red Raider, I am loved and prayed for.

Peace and love,
Noel