I should invest in finding my driver’s license. Today was the second consecutive day where I did not have but, more importantly, needed some sort of state identification. This recurring motif ended before I had to drive home, thankfully, as Mr. Deans Eatman was courteous enough to allow me entrance into the DOT’s building without ID. However, I learned more than the fact that I had no common sense. Mr. Deans and Ms. Joy Hicks soon taught me all about what the DOT does and how they do what they do. This week’s work largely consisted of passing the ‘DriveNC’ bill to the legislature, which was, as I understood, a bill which would allow the DOT to borrow money in order to allow for more flexibility in scheduling their projects. After a snack break and a lunch break we were able to listen in on a conference call including the office of the Governor many representatives of many of the NC departments. My friends explained to me that every Monday these departments get together to discuss majors issues as well as the Governor’s activity for the week. Neat stuff! Afterwards we took a quick trip to the legislature so that Deans could possibly talk to some representatives and senators about the DriveNC bill. During this trip there were many protestors shouting inside the building but soon all of them were arrested. Even more neat. Tomorrow I’m heading back to Devivo and Sams but today I had an awesome experience. Thanks guys!
