It started out horribly when one of the engines of my first plane would not start. We ended up delayed for about an hour and a half, meaning that I would miss my connection flight at O'Hare. Due to having to fly to the Baltimore Washington International Airport and not wanting to spend $75 for a taxi, I had to take the B30 bus to the Greenbelt stop on the Metro, which was at least a half an hour.
When I arrived at the Center - about 3 hours after I was supposed to, 13 hours from when I left my home in the morning - everyone was having pizza talking about ethical issues. Everyone at my table was so much more well read than I was quite intimidated. But they were very personable, so I felt as ease.
We later talked about photography and videography, and I learned techniques to take interesting pictures and more professional videography.
At night, my friend from the same publication and I stumbled upon three other guys who became nice guys to chill with. One even turned out to be my roommate.
We walked around D.C. all the way to the Washington Monument in the humidity. The sky was stormy and from a distance, we could see lightning and about 25 seconds later, we heard the thunder.
Since I had missed the icebreakers, I decided to ask everyone to name the main progressive issue that makes them Democrats. The more passionate responses were healthcare and education.
We ended the night with a quick trip to Burger King for something to drink. And we walked back to the hotel, ready for a good night's sleep, because tomorrow would be a 13-hour day of journalism training.
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