A Visit to the Capitol: Claire Dunlay

Our first field trip here at Georgetown University was both a fun and interesting experience. We went to the Capiol to visit the House and Senate. I was expecting to see many House members and Senators tripping over one another to get their legislation to pass. I was surprised to find that both the House and Senate were very quiet and some of the amendments trying to be passed were ridiculous. One that stuck with me was the one that wanted to grant $50,000 to build a mule museum in California. It was something I would not expect prestigious Congress members to be so passionate about. Then we went to visit the press room and I was surprised to see how small it was. Having only seen it on television, I expected it to be a lot bigger. However all the microphones and cameras that were all over the room made it very interesting. I even got to stand at the podium and feel like a major celebrity; it was a lot of fun. All in all, I thought that the first field trip with this Journalism Workshop was very informative and exciting.