So…today we set off for our amazing roadtrip to interview professionals and clear our confused minds about the future. Of course, we got off to a late start, in our usual style. After hugging our RA’s goodbye we packed Sarah’s forest green Cavalier to the brim and stuffed ourselves in last of all. We had to head to Annapolis, the capital of Maryland and as soon as we hit I-83 we were slowed down significantly. In order to pass the time we tried to get truck drivers to honk at us. We mostly just got laughed at, but it was entertaining all the same. The traffic took us back about an hour or two but we were able to see the sights in York, PA. By “the sights” we mean the local Walmart and a few houses that lined the detour road!
Before we knew it we arrived at our hotel. We booked the Super 8 Annapolis due to its fabulous location (near Annapolis) and its dirt cheap prices. Afterall, we are poor college students 
Driving into Annapolis was beautiful. It has a very rustic, colonial feel and is teeming with very dapper Naval officers…which wasn’t really a bad thing. But I digress…our first order of business was to take a group picture near the “Welcome to Annapolis” sign…which was an adventure in itself. Next we found parking near the Chesapeake Bay docks and took in all the local boutiques. That was a great time to explore and see the proud Naval academians walking around with their equally proud parents. We figured that we arrived near graduation time.
Nighttime in Annapolis is gorgeous! The quaintness of the city continues to grow on you as you pass all the outdoor cafes featuring local jazz quintets. Basically, it was a very classy evening in a beautiful, historic city. Then we returned to the Super 8, which felt ironic! It is a surprisingly good room and we have HBO, so we’re happy about that. Also, after many attempts we think we finally know how to work the camera properly. Even though it’s digital it is trickier than you’d think! Word of advice: if you use night vision indoors everybody looks like they’re blue and they’ve got radioactive beams shooting from their pupils. So, we’ve learned alot today and are pumped to interview the three lovely professionals that we have lined up tomorrow. After a bit of miscommunication, the gracious Anne Paxton has decided to meet with us at 8:00 AM…yes, AM tomorrow morning in Columbia, MD. She is a government event planning recruiter. In the afternoon we will be meeting with Dr.Bonnie Thornton Dill, a race and gender studies author, professor and the head of the Women’s Studies Dept. at University of Maryland. Also at UMD we will be meeting with Dr.Jack Blanchard, the head of Clinical Programs and researcher of schizophrenia at the same school. Now, sadly, it is our bedtime because we actually want to arrive in Columbia on time tomorrow morning. Until then…
