美国国会山上的实习生们
<p>美国华盛顿特区是美国的政治中心，位于特区的国会山、白宫和参众两院是美国权力的象征。这些机构提供了很多实习生项目，让学生们有机会切身了解美国政治体系及运作。虽然环境肃穆，但走进国会山，能够与政治大人物近距离接触，能够和总统一起看球赛，“山”上的实习生真可谓福利多多!</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1, 2015.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="doorstep">doorstep</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Smithsonian">Smithsonian</span> <span word="museums">museums</span>, <span word="gawk">gawk</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="afar">afar</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Mall">Mall</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasing">pleasing</span> <span word="picnic">picnic</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> “<span word="Hillterns">Hillterns</span>”. <span word="Hillterns">Hillterns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="interning">interning</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> . <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hilltern">Hilltern</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> , <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="members">members</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> . <span word="I">I</span> <span word="boarded">boarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metro">metro</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>-<span word="going">going</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p>
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