End of the internship

Matt is second row 3rd from the right



On Friday morning there was a "graduation" ceremony. It was very lovely. There were four different groups of interns. Each group had a group photo taken on the steps of Georgetown. The program had guest speakers, talking about the importance of service to one's country. It was very good.

What I loved most was seeing all those young people so optimistic about their future and the future of their country. I noticed a big change in Matt. He now has some worldly knowledge. He seems to have a better focus on what he wants to do after he graduates.


On his last day of work we met him for lunch and he took us to his "regular" lunch counter. After two months he was a regular - the cashiers even knew him by name, and didn't hide the fact that they flirted with him.

While his internship seemed to start off a bit slow, in the end it was a great experience. His supervisor had nothing but praise during his exit interview, and according to Matt, "gave me a big hug and told me she would miss me."

Matt was so excited for us to see him all dressed up. When he was younger he always had to wear dress shoes to preschool. He called them Papa Shoes, because Papa wore those types of shoes when he went to work. The first thing Matt said to us when we saw him on Friday morning was, "How do you like my Papa shirt and Papa tie?"

This past Christmas Papa gave Matt a box of his old ties. And yes, Matt was wearing one of Papa's ties. A few years ago Papa gave the boys all his old dress shirts, and yes, Matt was wearing one of Papa's shirts. So I guess we owe Papa a big thanks for helping Matt look so good.