Life as a WII Intern

Monday

• 1. Met with my project supervisor and discussed my work scope and goals for the week
• 2. Edited more than 100 images for the monthly newsletter
• 3. Wrote a hearing memo for Political Department diplomats
• 4. Translated a document

Tuesday

• 1. Attended a meeting with graphic designers to discuss the first phase of the  new website
• 2. Contacted the State Department for information regarding an ongoing project
• 3. Formatted images for web templates for the new website
• 4. Sent invitations for a reception held by the Ambassador

Wednesday

• 1. Wrote a critique
• 2. Attended a briefing on African trade barriers at the Cato Institute
• 3. Wrote a memo summarizing the Cato briefing and the Q&A that followed it; gave the memo to Political Department diplomats
• 4. Attended a Chilean wine-tasting event

Thursday

• 1. Presented my weekly report with documentation of my research and a catalogue of images edited
• 2. Met with my project supervisor for a creative brainstorming session
• 3. Attended a Smithsonian seminar on digitization

Friday

• 1. Attended classes at WII
• 2. Discussed internship highlights with my classmates
• 3. Visited the National Security Council for a briefing with my international relations class