Day of Research and Adjusting to Bethesda
Date: April 30th
The second day of Senior Project was filled with more initial research as we eased into our new roles for the next couple weeks. Today the research was focused on Laura’s microfinance graduate class at Georgetown, which we are going to sit in on early tomorrow evening. We had to become familiar with four different global finance companies: Equity Bank of Kenya, JUMO, BRAC, and Pro Mujer, as those are the four companies that Laura’s students will have to base their final project on. The day was divided between a 10 to 12 shift, and a 1 to 5 shift following an hour of lunch and talking. Afterwords we spent a good chunk of our time learning about the companies, so we wouldn’t be lost during Laura’s class, we got to chat with Laura about the importance of what the organizations were doing. She also gave us a recent piece of work from two students about potential impacts of regulating wall street, as she thought it would be good for us to read. Throughout the day, I continue to meet new people and become more familiar with the area and because these are Henry’s cousins, he already is close with a lot of their neighbors and friends. We are in for a big day tomorrow of exploring the city of D.C., so I am excited to see the places we find while walking around.
Total Hours of Day: 6
Total Hours of Project: 12
This sounds so awesome, Declan! Can't wait to hear how the microfinance class went :)
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