Where'd Gou go??

This morning we split up into our different Institute groups to go over specifics and details concerning just our program. So of course I go to the wrong one ;) haha luckily it took me just 30sec before I found out and got to the right place with plenty of time.. Just trying to make things interesting! Anyways so it was good to get the low-down on what we're gonna be up to and how to do it all and meet some of the other kids in the group.

So turns out I'm just one of like 40 International Studies students and I've discovered that basically everyone in the other ICPES (Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems) group is in Public Policy.. but wanted to be in the International Studies group! They're pretty passionate about it. So now I just tell people I'm in the ICPES and don't say a word about the International Studies part..

So one of the guys I met is named Gou. He's from China but has been studying in Minnesota for the past 2 years. He's got an accent that makes it difficult to understand him sometimes but it's fun. He tagged along with my roommates and I on our excursion to Target.. which was a bus ride and 2 line changes in the metro away. So after we finish up at Target, buying the cheapest microwave, iron, and toaster Target provides, and are ready to check-out we turn around and are like 'where'd gou go?' and we kinda chuckled a little.. just a little tho.. it was silly but we're trying hard to act like good DC interns. No but seriously Gou is a small little guy and would seriously disappear and reappear outta no where!

OH!! But by far the coolest thing of the day was the fact that the Target was 2 stories, complete with escalators not only for people.. BUT FOR THEIR CARTS TOO!!! It was incredible! I got a cart and stuck something in it and went up just so I could say I'd taken a cart up the escalators. :)