Over spring break I had the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. with the college of public health and learn about the relationship between public health and policy. I am so grateful for this opportunity to not just learn about public health and policy, but to also experience and participate in it. On this trip I got to advocate for public health policy to lawmakers, learn about working at federal agencies, watch a committee meeting, and talk with the surgeon general (as pictured above). I learned so much about how to create change on this three day trip and made countless friends and memories. This trip inspired me, changed the way I thought, and reaffirmed that public health was the correct path for me.