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Greetings from Virginia! Sorry I haven’t updated in a while but life has been pretty hectic. To sum up the past four days….Friday I left Tallahassee and started my drive to up to Virginia…. Stopped in South Carolina for the night and finished the drive on Saturday….Sunday was unpacking day and getting to know the area. Yesterday was my first day of the internship in Dahlgren, VA at the Naval Weapons base. Nothing too eventful since a lot of the day was spent signing disclosure agreements, getting badges, getting to know our mentors and work area, etc. Today me and the 2 other interns got to set up our office area and computers which was pretty exciting considering this is my first desk job ever….my own desk, computer, phone line….anyways…Today I got to check out some cool army vehicles that were having various maintenance performed on them in the building next to me. It’s pretty cool to watch when they have to clean the vehicle prior to fixing it….when they hose them down, a ton of sand from the Middle East just falls out of every crevice of the tank. Since the base I work on tests various weapons, bombs, and explosive protection devices, I’ve had a few surprises of loud explosive noises during field testing within the area…scared the heck out of me…

My typical day tends to be work from 8-5 but my hours are pretty flexible as long as I work 40 hours a week… I live in Fort AP Hill army base about 30 minutes away from Dahlgren…AP Hill is pretty small compared to Dahlgren but it’s suitable for living for the duration of the internship. I wish I could take pictures to share with you to give you a better idea of my internship but I’m not even allowed any device that has camera capabilities….and yes that includes my Blackberry cell phone which I am basically attached to the hip with….oh well…it’s getting late …yes 10 pm is late to me now hahaha and I have to hit the sack but I promise to blog more within the up coming days… I’ll be sure to tell you about the town, other interns, maybe some non secret stuff of my job, etc…. so keep posted and don’t give up on my blog just yet!

PS Hi Everyone in Tally! Miss you all!!