Shots from a brief jaunt to DC 📷
I'm sitting in DCA waiting to fly back home. Quite a few fascinating and somewhat intimidating people interviewed me this afternoon for a job that gives me mixed feelings. Like with any interview, there were a couple of areas I flubbed or at least could have answered better. But as someone who is not a great interviewer and also hard on herself, I think I did pretty okay.
I cannot say for sure if I will be accepted. And do I still want it given the current administration's current immunity to science and science policy? I am not sure. I actually applied for two positions and found out I would be interviewing only for one because the other is being dismantled. Last night I felt so angry at the state of things that I gave myself a migraine and just went to bed (only after having some delicious Thai food near my hotel).
On the other hand, I think it would be hard to decline. It could help me weasel my way into where I really want to work: science and technology policy in the EU. But maybe taking this would further pigeonhole me into the US, never to realize my goal of gaining German citizenship.
But it would be only for a year.
I don't know. I am very afraid of what is to come. What will the US look like in two months let alone a year from now?
Anyway, enough of that. I am still learning the ins and outs of my newish camera, and DC was a great place to practice. All SOOC.
