“‘As I was preparing to return to graduate school I saw that the Smithsonian hired a beer historian, Theresa McCulla. It became my goal to intern for her.'”
“‘I sent [McCulla] a couple of emails a few months back. She asked for my resume and a writing sample, I had an interview, and there we go! It happened so quickly — it’s really taking getting used to that I’ll be in DC for the summer at such a prestigious instituation.'”