Congratulations Joy, it sounds like you will be having a fascinating summer!
    Susan
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From: "- Joy -" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 1:04 PM
Subject: My Job (was Re: Voucher Plan Removes Disabled Preference.)


> Thanks to everyone who asked about my new job!  I have a summer internship
> in feminism and public policy at the Feminist Majority Foundation.  You
can
> find out more about it at http://www.feminist.org.  They work on keeping
> abortion safe and legal, lobbying on legislation that has a direct impact
on
> women, educating young feminists on campuses across the country, and tons
of
> other stuff. I know a lot of you might not agree with their positions, but
> it's perfect for me.  This is what I want to do with the rest of my life,
so
> it's giving me great experience.
>
>  In my first week, I got to go to a Senate hearing on appropriations for
> Afghanistan, go with the medical director for her interview on MSNBC about
> emergency contraception, and discuss media bias with Eleanor Smeal, the
> president of the organization and one of the preeminent feminist of the
> previous generation.
>
> I'm really enjoying it, but my body hasn't quite adjusted to the hours
yet.
> I get up at 7:15, commute an hour on the Metro to Rosslyn, work all day,
and
> don't get home until around 8.  Totally different from my schedule as a
> student, where I'd get up around 11, and stay up until around 2.
>
> It's an internship, so I'm technically not getting paid, but one of the
> things I really like about it is that they separate out administrative
work
> (like filing, answering phones, database maintenance, copying) and pay me
$8
> an hour for that stuff.  So, I'm making enough money to cover
transportation
> and some "luxuries".  This is the first time I'm making my own money, and
> I'm loving it.
>
> Sorry if I'm rambling, I'm just very excited about this.
> ~Joy~