My schedule!

Hello everyone, today is Thursday! Well as you can probobly guess by the title of this post, it's about my schedule! Well i'm sorry to dissapoint you all, but we don't have an official schedule! We only know for sure what our assignments are once we enter the page room and look at the posted lists. Last week i had to work for the Legislative research library in the mornings where i collated and filed bills in numerical order! Then I was on the floor all last week where i handed out papers to Senators and sent messages throughout capitol square, and once or twice went to order food to Senators. This week i worked in the clerk's office where i ran errands and packages throughout capitol square and worked at the reception desk. At the reception desk i had to signal people to Senators rooms and help them make reservations for the committee rooms. I am very excited and fortunate to be having this experience to be seeing the Legislative process firsthand. I have made friends with all the pages and i hope to continue the friendships throughout my life! I will blog again soon....so look for another post. :D
~Cassie

Orientation/training!! :D

Hello everyone, today is January 12th, 2009!! This past day has been very informative, with news and rules ranging from don't travel alone because there has been a murder on Capitol square all the way to, we can't use iron's in our rooms because previous pages make grilled cheese with the irons. i have made friends with all the pages here, and the supervisors are pretty cool also. Today i have been in training, and my feet are killing me! i have learned all the [i]Proper[/i] ways to do everything! Things from lesser values such as how to open a door for a senator [which isnt as easy as it looks when 30 or more people are going in and out the doors at the same time], to how to collate bills and answer phone calls for senators! Last night, all the pages had a party and we ordered pizza! it was a blast, and i must confess that my bedtime has been extended to....whenever! So believe me i am taking advantage of that opportunity. On Martin Luther kings day all the previous pages come back and play practical jokes on us.....[i] i cant wait[/i] I have heard they push girls into boys rooms and visa versa. which will result in immediate dismissal from the program. We also took a tour, which was more detailed and more informative then the tour we got when we went there, i will post that information as well at a later time. Well thats all we did so far, and i will be posting back very soon. :D I miss al of you guys and i cant wait to come back March 2nd.....well the hotels are VERY nice, so i'm not so sure i'd be ready to leave very soon. :D Bu-byeee