Moments to carry away

The journey is as important as the destination. That little chestnut is often dusted off for greeting cards and the like, but it’s true. As I near the end of Chips Quinn orientation, I have mixed feelings. I’m proud to have completed the seminars and crammed myself with the tools of the trade. I’m also thinking of the little moments -- getting mildly lost on the streets of Georgetown (“Chipsters! Over here!”) or losing the feeling in my frosty fingers during nighttime walks -- that I will carry with me as I leave D.C.

-- Giselle Velazquez, San Francisco State University, Ventura County (Calif.) Star