Build Me Up, Buttercup -- Week 5

So week 5 has gone by and it's been one whirlwind of a week. We had some drama but we sorted it all out. We are a lot closer as a group now.
Here's the week update. I'm gonna keep it brief yo.

Saturday:
Last Saturday, we had french class and then english class. We chilled all afternoon and then we got dressed up and went out to Bethesda to see a play called Permanent Collection. It was about a black men who is put in charge of a impressionist art foundation. The underlying theme was race which provoked a lot of interesting discussion. Another highlight of the evening was getting the oppotunity to chat with the cast of the play.
Sunday:
I love lazy sundays which is basically what today was.

Monday:
We had E&L this morning. We were introduced to our case study for the week which is about economics and the new Tata Nano --"the People's Car." It's this new phenomena in India. I'm really excited for this week.

Tuesday:
Tuesday was a generally chill day of school. In the evening though, during flex period, we had our rescheduled meeting with Justin Goforth of the Whitman Walker AIDS Clinic. He had a lot of interesting things to say and it was great hearing his perspecitve about the AIDS epidemic in DC.

Wednesday:
Today was our all day session of E&L. We spent the whole day at school but it was really interesting never the less. First we had a session with Matt Ellis, who helped Noah start the school, about econ and why the Tata Nano rocks. He presented from the sellers perspective. We then had a session with Henry about peoples perspective on the Nano. He provided a lot of insight especially because he live in India for 9 months. We had a session with Noah about corporation persepective. We had a session with heather about environmental perspective.  We then went out to lunch. I went to Sweet Green with Megan, Kyra, Emily, Caity, Will, and Isabel. It's a good salad place. DC has a lot of those. They are really trendy. After lunch we met with Naharika Joe, the General Manager of Tata North America. She was amazingggg! By far my favorite speaker thus far. After her presentation, we had a nice group discussion about gender and the business world and politics. We always have the most amazing discussions here.
Wednesday's I have french class, but while I was at french class some drama went down. It was blown out of proportion, but now it's all been resolved.

Thursday:
No one really slept because everyone was up until 2 talking and trying to get everything sorted out. It helped that the alam never really got set so we were kind of free to move around the floors.  Needless to say, everyone was crazzzzzy tired all day. The teachers noticed and they did not approve. Consequently, we had an early check in that night, which was fine with me. People got off my floor earlier, making it easier for me to do my homework.

Friday:
We had a regular school day. But in the afternoon for E&L, we met with Welford Dillard, the VP of OPower. We discussed clean energy and the business world with him. I still need to figure out how our meeting with him relates to the rest of our case study. Any ideas?
Later on Friday, we went to Noah's career mentors house for dinner. She has the most amazing house ever! The outside is like a brick row house, but the inside is like a wonderful ski chalet. We had a great dinner, and we all just hung out and rebonded as a group through silly games and of course, Apples to Apples.

Saturday: I have to wake up earlier than everyone else for french class, but that's fine because I really like french class. After french we have english class where we all recited our memorized St. Crispin's Day speeches from Henry V. After class we had lunch and then we all ventured to the mall to explore the various Smithsonians. I went to the Air and Space Museum with Aaron, Teddy, Trevor, Sophie, and Nitika. It was good to hang out with them and get to know them better. Later in the evening, we all dressed up as either preps or punks, and then we went to Good Stuff Eatery again for milkshakes. All the weird looks we got were priceless. That might have been one of the funnest nights here. After milkshakes, we had yet another rave. I see a tradition arising.

Sunday:
Sunday's are chill days. All we do is hang out and do homework. It's great to be able to relax since our weeks our so hectic.

Alright. On to week 6. I'm excited for this week because I'll be meeting with my congressman on Wednesday -- yes, our case study for this week is about congress. Yay! Time is flying, but now I must go to sleep. Good night!