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Living In Washington

A beautiful, dynamic, cosmopolitan city, Washington is often called the "city of power" or "capital of the free world" - a place where the elite mold the future. Government, media, science and technology, medicine, law, and the arts, among other fields, all find a home in our national's capital. Organizations of every sort have national offices in Washington. The federal seat of government, Washington is where public policy is made. National music festivals, folk arts, and other fields of endeavor flourish in the metropolitan area where the Senate, House of Representatives, White House, Supreme Court, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Commerce Department, Pentagon, FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), Smithsonian Institution, National Institutes of Health, and World Bank are located. Foreign embassies from every country in the world and international agencies like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Special Olympics International, Youth for Understanding, Red Cross, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, and United Nations (Congressional Liaison Office) are found in Washington - and the Washington Internship Program places students at all these places. Whatever your chosen field, Washington is the city where movers and shakers are trying out new ideas and searching for fresh talent.

All big professional sports are represented here in Washington, The Redskins (Football), Wizards (Basketball), DC United (soccer), Capitols (Hockey), and our newest team the Washington Nationals (Baseball). Professional Tennis and Golf tournaments also take place every year.

Washington, like many other large cities in our country, is a very diverse city, there are more denominations of Churches just on 16th street then there are in many major cities throughout the world. If the performing and visual arts are your interest then this is also a great city for you. From the Kennedy center for performing arts to the National Art Gallery and the Smithsonian Museums every kind of art is offered here in the Nation’s Capitol.

Washington attracts the best and brightest from across America. Come to Washington for a semester or a year, and you will meet a diverse group of exceptional young people from colleges, universities, and grad schools. College graduates also participate. The Washington Internship Program provides a small, intimate setting where students of all ages get to know one another in a friendly, supportive environment. You're never thrown into the impersonal setting of a large lecture hall. Meet ambitious young people just starting out as well as older staff who have broken into TV, radio, politics, theater, journalism, health policy, etc., and can teach you the ropes. Families often spend a fortune on college education but devote little to the important transition between schooling and a professional career. The Washington Internship Program can help you face this challenge and launch your future.