Working in DC has been kind of crazy in that I've randomly run into a TON of people. I suppose it's bound to happen some because everybody from UVA is up here, but seriously, check out these stories. I can't believe some of these.

At Work

This is perhaps the weirdest story of all the run-ins I've had. I was the first intern in the office this summer. The second person to come was Rachel Hicks, who is a TFA teacher in the Mississippi Delta, Greenville specifically. In fact, my kids will feed into her class next year. Neither of us had any prior knowledge that the other would be here. How could that possibly happen?

If that wasn't enough, the third intern comes in, who turns out to be Elliot Haspel. He's the now editor of the Cavalier Daily. He was in UDems and we once butted heads in stupid UVA Student Council politics.

What are the odds that I would know both of the other people working with me? Are you going to tell me that my dad will also be working here next week?

The UDems Crew

One day I was crammed onto the orange Metro line when UDems Katie Cristol and Anna Scholl got in my car. I recognized Katie, since she was involved with UDems since her first year (when I was still around). I recognized Anna too, because she has my former position in UDems (VP) and I emailed her at some point to tell her that her programs were solid.

Later that week Dave Wasserman, the current UDems president, let me know about some Young Democrats thing that I should go to (like I need more nonsense from the YDs). I went anyway, and Sam Silverberg, the VP who succeeded me, was there along with Amanda LeTard, Dave's girlfriend and current UDems secretary. They were expected to go. But -- as we were sitting there Melissa Silverman, the former UDems secretary and now minority and women's coordinator, strolls by and sees me and the rest of us and stops to talk.

Random Run-Ins

I was walking down K Street one day and saw Lindsay's friend Mike from GWU, but I don't think he recognized me.

I was in line to get a SmartTrip Metro card and saw Katie Hamm walk in with her Truman Scholars.

I was walking a block from work and saw Katie Hamm's room mate from college cross the street.

Down in Metro Center, I'm 90% sure I saw a girl I knew from TFA institute last summer.

I also think I saw Karen Barajas, who used to be a counselor at Camp Oakes with me in CA. I'm only 65% sure of that one, though.